While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
Cast
Soma Santoki
Mahito Maki (voice)
Masaki Suda
Gray Heron (voice)
Ko Shibasaki
Kiriko (voice)
Aimyon
Lady Himi (voice)
Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko (voice)
Takuya Kimura
Shoichi Maki (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Izumi (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Utako (voice)
Sawako Agawa
Eriko (voice)
Karen Takizawa
Warawara (voice)
Shinobu Otake
Aiko (voice)
Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
Noble Pelican (voice)
Shōhei Hino
Granduncle (voice)
Crew
Hayao Miyazaki
Director, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist, Original Story
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Akane Shiraishi
Editor
Rie Matsubara
Editor
Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Assistant Director
Kiyofumi Nakajima
Executive Producer
Goro Miyazaki
Executive Producer
Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer
Toshio Suzuki
Producer
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Co-Producer
Hideki Fukaya
Line Producer
Yumiko Mihara
Production Assistant
Ayako Yasuda
Production Assistant
Tamaki Kojo
Post Production Supervisor
Takuya Ohno
Casting
Yuji Tange
Casting
Takeshi Honda
Animation Director, Character Designer
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Ai Takashi
Key Animation
Yoshimi Itazu
Key Animation
Atsuko Fukushima
Key Animation
Atsuko Otani
Key Animation
Atsuko Tanaka
Key Animation
Eiji Yamamori
Key Animation
Hiroomi Yamakawa
Key Animation
Susumu Mitsunaka
Key Animation
Takayuki Hamada
Key Animation
Takeshi Inamura
Key Animation
Yuuga Tokuno
Key Animation
Yumi Handa
Key Animation
Akihiko Yamashita
Key Animation
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Key Animation
Ei Inoue
Key Animation
Michiyo Suzuki
Key Animation
Yoshimichi Kameda
Key Animation
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Key Animation
Shinya Ohira
Key Animation
Masashi Ando
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Katsuya Kondo
Key Animation
Kitaro Kosaka
Key Animation
Shintarou Nakazawa
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Chihiro Okada
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Koji Kasamatsu
Sound Director, Sound Mixer
Tsutomu Kawahigashi
Dolby Consultant
Mika Yamaguchi
Foley Artist
Shuuji Suzuki
ADR Mixer
Yasutomo Yamada
ADR Mixer
Norihiko Miyoshi
CG Artist
Miki Umezawa
CG Artist
Yukinori Nakamura
CG Artist
Yoichi Senzui
CG Artist
Akihiro Ogawa
CG Artist
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Junji Yabuta
Compositing Artist
Noboru Yoshida
Background Designer, Art Direction
Kazuo Oga
Background Designer
Yoichi Nishikawa
Background Designer
Yumi Ishii
Background Designer
Minori Takayama
Background Designer
Yui Onodera
Background Designer
Kosuke Hayashi
Background Designer
Ai Omori
Background Designer
Ayahi Shimomura
Background Designer
Saki Kurobe
Background Designer
Nanako Yagi
Background Designer
Fumiko Numahata
Color Designer
Kanako Takayanagi
Color Designer
Kenshi Yonezu
Theme Song Performance
Yoji Takeshige
Art Direction
Eriko Kimura
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