Following the dissemination of some character images captured from the official movie pamphlet, the internet has been treated to more of a peek at Hayao Miyazaki’s mysterious new feature film The Boy and the Heron. The stills offer an intriguing mix of sweeping, gorgeous Studio Ghibli landscapes and the surreal, fantastical elements noted by reviewers.
The images provided by Toho were shared on Fandango’s Twitter/X feed.
Released in Japan by Toho on July 14 as How Do You Live (Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka), Miyazaki’s farewell film is a fantastical and philosophical coming-of-age tale, about a boy named Mahito whose mother is killed in the WWII fire bombings of Tokyo. Moving out of the city and struggling to adjust to his grief, a new stepmother (his mother’s sister) and a half-sibling on the way, Mahito is lured by a talking heron into a fantastical journey through an alternate world.
The Boy and the Heron will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 before enjoying a wide release through GKIDS.
