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.” (Source: Letterboxd)
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
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Fairy Tale · Coming of Age · Animals · Anthropomorphism · Autobiographical · Male Protagonist · Adoption · Historical · Orphan · Rural · Pregnancy · War