Movie · 124 min · 13+ · ani, drm, fnt
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
Where to watch The Boy and the Heron
- Netflix
- Apple TV Store
- Netflix Standard with Ads
- Zavvi
- Rakuten TV
- VIVA by videofutur
- Sooner
- RTBF Auvio
- Premiere Max
- mk2
- E.Leclerc
- Kirjastokino
- Fnac
- Canal VOD
- Cineasterna
- ARTE Boutique
- Amazon Video
Available on 17 platforms across 13 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 12 countries, best placed at #87 in Philippines.
- Philippines #87
- Malaysia #195
- South Africa #267
- Denmark #369
- Guatemala #564
- Costa Rica #575
- South Korea #592
- France #652
- Finland #707
- Ireland #732
- Bulgaria #780
- Belgium #804
Available languages
Audio: English, French, Japanese, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Finnish, French, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese
Chart history
The Boy and the Heron has spent 3 days in a top 3, 6 days in a top 10 and 234 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.
Netflix viewing figures
Netflix has published 17,500,000 views for The Boy and the Heron across 5 weeks in its official global Top 10.
Cast
Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa, Shinobu Otake, Jun Kunimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Shōhei Hino