Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie, The Boy And The Heron, is coming to theaters in Australia and New Zealand. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures International Releasing have announced that they have acquired the theatrical release and will release the film on December 7. The film will release both English subtitles and an English dub.
The Boy And The Heron is the latest film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, who is known as the greatest animator of our time. He was also joined by producer Toshio Suzuki, Joe Hisaishi, who was in charge of the film’s music, and Kenshin Yonzezu, who wrote the film’s theme song, “Spinning Globe.” The Boy and the Heron was inspired by the novel by Genzoburo Yoshino, How do you live? (Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka?). The film is summarized as follows:
A boy named Mahito
longing for his mother
Venture into a world shared by the living and the dead.
There, death ends,
and life finds a new beginning.
A semi-autobiographical fantasy
about life, death and creation,
to appreciate your friendship,
from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
GKids, Studio Ghibli’s North American distributor, previously announced an English dub for the film, with a star-studded cast including Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Robert Pattinson, etc. Below is the dubbed trailer GKids’ brother.
The film premiered in Japan on July 14 with no promotional content other than teaser images. The Boy And The Heron had its international premiere in Toronto, Canada at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and has opened in South Korea and France. The film was licensed by GKids and debuted in the US and IMAX at the Animation Is 2023 Film Festival in Los Angeles on October 18 for its opening. It opens in North America on December 8. Check out our review of The Boy and The Heron, which was reported on October 18.
Source: Crunchyroll
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