Studio Ghibli Reveals Brand New Poster for Hayao Miyazaki's Latest Film THE BOY AND THE HERON
A new poster has been released promoting beloved director Hayao Miyazaki’s upcoming film, The Boy and the Heron.
The story in the highly-anticipated film follows the life of a young lad, Mahito Maki (voiced by Soma Santoki), who sadly loses his mother during an air raid in World War II. Soon after, the grieving lad and his father leave Tokyo to reside in the countryside. There, young Mahito sees his father wed his mother's younger sister Natsuko (Yoshino Kimura). While recovering from an injury at his new home, he discovers a mysterious heron (Masaki Suda), who can talk. The creature tells Mahinto that his mother is still alive in a mysterious tower on the property. What follows for Mahito is a surreal, magical journey to be reunited with his mother.
The Boy and the Heron will mark Miyazaki's first project since 2013's The Wind Rises.
The film features the voices of Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda (The Backwater), singer Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura (Confessions), Shōhei Hino (As Long as We Both Shall Live), Ko Shibasaki (47 Ronin), Takuya Kimura (Howl’s Moving Castle), and more.
Check out the poster below, and watch The Boy and the Heron when it’s released in U.S. theaters on December 8th.
