
The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa do ikiru ka)
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 from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.














12 May 1952, Toyama, Japan

13 November 1972, Tokyo, Japan

10 October 1982, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

16 November 1955, Kumamoto, Japan

22 July 1955, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

17 July 1957, Tokyo, Japan

10 February 1992, Los Angeles County, California, USA

13 May 1986, Barnes, London, England, UK

4 September 1951, Kyoto, Japan


25 September 1951, Oakland, California, USA

21 February 1993, Minoh, Japan

5 August 1981, Tokyo, Japan

15 September 1953, Nagoya, Japan


18 January 1969, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

30 May 1949, Tokyo, Japan


29 November 1982, London, England, UK

28 April 1996, Anaheim, California, USA

10 April 1976, London, England, UK

30 January 1974, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK