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  2. Sep 18, 2024 · The Boy and the Heron tells the tale of a young boy, Mahito, who travels to the country with his father after his mother is killed in a hospital fire during the Pacific War. His father remarries his late wife's sister, Natsuko, but Mahito struggles to adjust after losing his mother.

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  3. Dec 9, 2023 · The story of The Boy and the Heron is inspired by the Japanese classic novel How Do You Live?, but they don't tell the same story; the book follows 15-year-old "Copper" (nicknamed after...

  4. Jan 10, 2024 · The Boy and the Heron has been described as part “autobiographical,” which may sound like a lie when you take into account magical worlds and talking herons. However, if you peel back the curtain, there are several connections you can find in the film to Miyazaki’s life.

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  5. Jan 25, 2024 · As the team avoided titles that felt more rooted in hard fantasy, they ultimately chose The Boy and the Heron. What’s interesting is that the heron character was based on Miyazaki’s long-time creative partner, the man we’ve discussed a lot, Toshio Suzuki.

  6. Dec 12, 2023 · Like Spirited Away, The Boy and the Heron tells the story of a child who enters a magical world and undergoes a psychological transformation—both films have been compared to Alice in...

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  7. Dec 8, 2023 · Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film ‘The Boy and the Heron’ leans on his lived experience, but as with all his stories, that’s not really what makes it great.

  8. Dec 6, 2023 · The encounter with the heron poignantly depicts how we can simultaneously embody friendship and opposition, mirroring the complexities of the real world. The story serves as both a life...

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