The Boy and the Heron streaming on Netflix
September 9, 2024
By Nik Roseveare
As part of its ongoing effort to expand its lineup of animated films from Japan, Netflix has announced that The Boy and the Heron, the Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-winning animated film from Japan’s celebrated Studio Ghibli, will be available to stream on the platform from October 7th (excluding Japan and the US; in France the film will be available in 2025).
Netflix currently offers 22 Studio Ghibli films to its members around the world (excluding Japan and the US through its recently announced partnership extension with Goodfellas and GKIDS. In 2024, Netflix added new animated film titles such as Suzume, The First Slam Dunk and Studio Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies which will start streaming on September 16th, so more viewers around the world will have the opportunity to discover animated films from Japan.
The Boy and the Heron is set in Japan during the war. The story unfolds when Mahito, a boy who lost his mother in a fire, moves from Tokyo to the countryside where his mother’s family lives and is lured into a mysterious world where life and death are intertwined by a talking heron, the seven old women who live in the house among other fascinating characters. Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film in 10 years, this critically-acclaimed fantasy adventure is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by the Oscar-winning visionary.
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