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The Boy and the Heron

2023 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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Summary

The Boy and the Heron is an anime film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of anime film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film[3], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film[4], Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[5], Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[6], Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[7], Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film[8], San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature[9], Ōfuji Noburō Award[10], BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film[11], Academy Award for Best Animated Feature[12]
  • Director: Hayao Miyazaki[13]
  • Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki[14]
  • Composer: Kenshi Yonezu[15], Joe Hisaishi[16]
  • Genre: adventure film[17], drama film[18], fantasy film[19]
  • Producer: Toshio Suzuki[20]
  • Part of the series: Studio Ghibli Feature Films[21]
  • Production company: Studio Ghibli[22]
  • Director of photography: Atsushi Okui[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[24]
  • Commons category: The Boy and the Heron[25]
  • Review score: 97%[26], 3,5/5[27], 4/4[28], 7,6/10[29], 91/100[30]
  • Color: color[31]
  • Country of origin: Japan[32]
  • Publication date: July 14, 2023[33], September 7, 2023[34], September 22, 2023[35], September 28, 2023[36], October 1, 2023[37], October 6, 2023[38], October 8, 2023[39], October 9, 2023[40], October 20, 2023[41], October 25, 2023[42], October 26, 2023[43], October 27, 2023[44], November 1, 2023[45], November 11, 2023[46]
  • Voice actor: Sōma Santoki[47], Masaki Suda[48], Aimyon[49], Yoshino Kimura[50], Shōhei Hino[51], Kō Shibasaki[52], Takuya Kimura[53], Jun Kunimura[54], Kaoru Kobayashi[55], Keiko Takeshita[56], Jun Fubuki[57], Sawako Agawa[58]

Why It Matters

The Boy and the Heron has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did The Boy and the Heron receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film[3], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film[4], Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[5], and Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[6].

Related Entities

Hayao Miyazaki Japan Joe Hisaishi Takuya Kimura Toho

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  32. [34] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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