Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Triumphs As The Best Animated Film.

Summary

• Hayao Miyazaki’s film, ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ won the Best Animated Film award.

• Miyazaki has won the honor from the NYFCC for the fourth time.
• The film will be released worldwide by GKIDS on December 8.

‘The Boy and the Heron’ movie is knocking on the door and is set to debut in theatres beginning December 8.

Along with its highly anticipated release, the film has made a new record on the New York Film Critics Circle. Fans are amused as the anime movie managed to win despite tough competition from films worldwide.

The New York Film Critics Circle announced the winners of their 89th annual awards. Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature film, ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ won the Best Animated Film award.

The film competed against Suzume no Tojimari, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Robot Dreams, and Elemental by Disney and Pixar.

It marks the fourth time Miyazaki has won the honor from the NYFCC, the oldest film critics group in the United States. The group previously honored him for Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and The Wind Rises. It’s unlikely that another animation director will match Miyazaki’s success at the NYFCC anytime soon.

‘The Boy and the Heron’ will be widely released in the U.S. on December 8. GKIDS will distribute the film nationwide in both English-language dub and a Japanese-language version with English subtitles.

The movie doesn’t just display his skill as a director but highlights his genius as a storyteller. The story is inspired by Yoshino Genzaburo’s 1937 novel of the same name and tells a touching tale set during World War II.

Protagonist Mahito Maki’s emotional journey, guided by a mystical grey heron, unfolds as he navigates a new world and grapples with profound loss and familial complexities.

The movie’s musical score, composed by Joe Hisaishi, features the enchanting “Chikyūgi” theme song sung by Kenshi Yonezu.

As ‘The Boy and the Heron’ prepares for its North American debut, audiences worldwide eagerly await a cinematic journey that transcends boundaries and touches the core of human emotions and thoughts.

About “The Boy and The Heron”

“The Boy and The Heron” (Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) is an anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The story is inspired by the novel of the same name by Genzaburo Yoshino, first published in 1937 and set in pre-war Japan.

The novel tells the story of Copper, a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in Tokyo, watches thousands of people every day and wonders about anything and everything. After his father’s death, he goes on a journey of philosophical enlightenment and uses his knowledge to determine the best way to live!

Source: GKIDS Films Twitter