A woman resembling Mahito’s mother appears upon the boy’s entry into the tower and just as quickly disappears, revealed to be a cruel trick of the heron. With that, Mahito’s most obvious and ...

a young 12-year-old boy, struggles to settle in a new town after his mother’s death. However, when a talking heron informs Mahito that his mother is still alive, he enters an abandoned tower in ...

Japanese anime legend Hayao Miyazaki's latest film has topped the box office charts on its North American release. "The Boy and the Heron", the long-awaited animated fantasy from Miyazaki's Studio ...

"The Boy and the Heron" joins the rest of the ... 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 ...