A while back, the english cast for Hayao Miyazaki’s THE BOY AND THE HERON was announced, and it blew everyone away. In terms of a cast, Studio Ghibli have gone big for this one. Today, we received the first English Dub trailer, which finally gives us our best look at the cast. The biggest surprise was Robert Pattinson who is utterly unrecognisable as the mischievous Gray Heron. But we won’t spoil the rest, the new trailer is available to watch below.
From the beloved and award-winning animation house, Studio Ghibli’s latest triumph is a beautiful, reflective and engrossing tale of love, loss and discovery. Both original and English-dubbed versions will be available on general cinema release.
Synopsis:
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 about life, death and creation, in tribute to friendship from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
Christian Bale – Shoichi Maki
Dave Bautista – The Parakeet King
Gemma Chan – Natsuko
Willem Dafoe – Noble Pelican
Karen Fukuhara – Lady Himi
Mark Hamill – Granduncle
Robert Pattinson – The Gray Heron
Florence Pugh – Kiriko
Luca Padovan – Mahito Maki
Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, and Dan Stevens – Parakeets
THE BOY AND THE HERON is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro). Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, the film features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film “Spinning Globe” was written and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.
Miyazaki’s wonderous adventure will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Boxing Day, Tuesday 26th December 2023.
Check out the English Dub trailer below:
Are you excited to witness the wonder and mystery of The Boy and The Heron? We certainly are. Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments, and be sure to catch up on all of the latest anime news right here.
