The Boy and the Heron (2023)

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation, in tribute to friendship from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

“this astonishing animation may be Studio Ghibli’s finest film to date”
The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★

“It is everything you could hope for in a coming-of-age tale – and then some.”
The Sun ★★★★★

“another outright masterwork”
Empire Magazine ★★★★★

“anime legend Hayao Miyazaki makes a grand, beautiful, tortured return”
The Independent ★★★★

In Japanese with English subtitles