The Boy and The Heron Earns US$ 13.2 Mil in Opening Weekend

Hayao Miyazaki is no less than a magician. After creating legendary blockbuster movies like Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke, he is returning with a new sensation.

“The Boy and Heron” was a movie shrouded in mystery. There was no information on the plot line or a trailer. If any other studio attempted this weird mystery strategy, they would instantly drown. But this is Hayao Miyazaki, and the first weekend earnings are here to prove that.

According to the news website, Deadline, Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature film, “The Boy and the Heron,” earned about US$13.2 million in its opening weekend in Japan. The film exceeded US$1.7 million from 44 IMAX screens, a new three-day opening record.

GKIDS, which has been known to license multiple films like “5 Centimeters per Second” and “My Neighbour Totoro,” got the permit for “The Boy and the Heron.” It will release the movie in North American theatres later this year.

This movie is the first Studio Ghibli production released simultaneously on IMAX. The film is also screened in Dolby Atmos, Dolby Cinema, and DTS: X.

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It’s no surprise that the movie did so well since all the big names in the industry have worked on this production.

Position	Staff	Other Works
Director and Scriptwriter	Hayao Miyazaki	Spirited Away
Animation Production	Studio Ghibli	Howl’s Moving Castle
Animation Producer	Takeshi Honda	Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Music Composer	Joe Hisaishi	Spirited Away

Kenshi Yonezu, who is single-handedly ruling the J-Pop industry, has performed the theme song, “Chikyūgi,” or “Spinning Globe.” The song is what you would expect from a Ghibli theme. It’s soft, subtle and makes dramatically contemplate your life.

Chikyugi - Spinning Globe

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Soma Santoki is the main cast voicing the 18-year-old main character, Mahito Maki. The rest of the cast has also been introduced.

Character	Cast	Other Works
Shoichi Maki	Takuya Kimura	As Howl in “Howl’s Moving Castle”
George	Masaki Suda	As Norimichi Shimada in “Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom?”
Kiriko	Kou Shibasaki	As Yayoi Hayama in “Child of Kamiari Month”
Himi	Aimyon	N/A
Natsuko	Yoshino Kimura	As Shizuku in “Eiga Precure Dream Stars!”
Mother #1	Keiko Takeshita	As Phoenix in “Phoenix 2772 – Space Firebird”
Mother #2	Jun Fubuki	As Ryōko Matsuzaki in “From Up On Poppy Hill”
Mother #3	Sawako Agawa	As the Narrator in “A Sumo Wrestler’s Tail”
Mother #4	Karen Takizawa	As School Nurse in “Lonely Castle in the Mirror”
Mother #5	Shinobu Ōtake	As Charlotte in “Mary and The Witch’s Flower”
The Parakeet King	Jun Kunimura	As Hattori in “(The) Wind Rises”
Old Pelican	Kaoru Kobayashi	As Saitō in “Twilight of the Cockroaches”
The Great Uncle	Shohei Hino	N/A

“The Boy and The Heron” is the story of Mahito, who loses his mother during the firebombings of Tokyo after the Second World War. He and his father move to the countryside, where Mahito’s father gets remarried to his late mother’s pregnant sister.

As Mahito struggles with his situation, he encounters a talking heron and enters another world based on a promise that he can meet his mother again.

Fans eagerly await its release in their country, and this will be one hell of a movie. Let’s hope it comes to theatres outside Japan as soon as possible!

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!