Alfonso Herrera - The Boy and the Heron

• Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
• Written by: Hayao Miyazaki
• Produced by: Toshio Suzuki
• Starring: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Shōhei Hino, Ko Shibasaki, Takuya Kimura
• Cinematography: Atsushi Okui
• Edited by: Takeshi Seyama
• Music by: Joe Hisaishi
• Production company: Studio Ghibli
• Distributed by: Toho
• Release date: July 14, 2023
• Running time: 124 minutes

From the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) comes a new critically-acclaimed fantasy adventure. After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself. Featuring the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh.