Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka

Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

How Do You Live?

Japanese

君たちはどう生きるか

English

The Boy and the Heron

Information

Type

Movie

Aired

Jul 14, 2023

Episodes

1

Duration

2 hr 3 min

Studios

Studio Ghibli

Licensors

GKIDS

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Original

Rating

PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

1624

Score

7.6

Scored by

81739

Popularity

1896

Members

129872

Favorites

657

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Synopsis

Three years into the war, Mahito Maki loses his mother in a tragic fire at the hospital. Shortly thereafter, his father marries Natsuko, the younger sister of Mahito's mother. They take Mahito out of Tokyo to seek refuge in his late mother's rural family home. There, Mahito is constantly taunted by a strange gray heron, who seems to have taken an interest in him. Unable to come to terms with his loss and struggling to adjust to a new life in an unfamiliar place, the boy is shocked to discover that Natsuko is pregnant. To make matters worse, the pesky heron can speak—and claims that Mahito's mother is still alive. Luring him into a mysterious tower near the residence, the heron says that Mahito can save her from death, but the boy is not easily swayed. When Natsuko disappears one day, however, Mahito watches her walk into the tower and becomes compelled to venture in to rescue her. He soon finds himself falling into another world below his, where life and death seem to be entwined. As he navigates through this foreign realm to find Natsuko, Mahito must understand what it means to live if he wants to safely return home. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka won Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards and the 76th British Academy Film Awards. It was also nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 81st Golden Globe Awards and won two Annie Awards for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production and Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production.

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