Hayao Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece ‘The Boy And The Heron’ is going to be available to stream soon. The Academy Award winning movie will be premiering on Max on the 6th of September this year and in countries other than Japan and the USA, it will be coming out on Netflix around the same time. for Best Animated Feature Film.
Miyazaki is popular for his highly aesthetic style and unique narratives. Miyazaki got three more Oscars for ‘Spirited Away’, ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ and ‘The Wind Rises’. His films are known for the magical interplay between nature, human and technology. His movies are deeply woven with Japanese folk elements and are enjoyable to adults as much as they are to children.
‘The Boy And The Heron’ is the swan song of the mastermind. The movie tells the story of a young boy called Mahito who tries to settle in a new city after the untimely death of his mother. But soon he encounters a strange Heron who informs him that he can still meet his mother. Learning that, Mahito goes out on an adventure with the hope of reconciling with his mother. The English version will have voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh.
Despite having a theatrical release in India, the movie did not have a wide distribution throughout the country. So if you have missed out on watching it in theaters, it is just a few days wait.