Gkids has revealed the official teaser for the animated The Boy and the Heron [HDYL] written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Inspired by Genzaburo Yoshino's novel Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka (translated as How Do You Live), the film opened in Japan without the release of any images, videos, synopsis or advertisement in advance. The Boy and the Heron [HDYL] arrives in U.S. theaters on December 8th.
During the Second World War, young Mahito Maki (Soma Santoki) suffers a heartbreaking family tragedy and must move immediately to the countryside, where his father (Takuya Kimura) works for a family making planes for Japan’s military, as Miyazaki’s own father did. Isolated, Mahito begins exploring the mysterious landscapes and encounters a grey heron, persistent in its presence. The boy also happens upon an abandoned tower. Curious, he enters. From there, The Boy and the Heron expands into a wondrous, often-startling phantasmagoria.
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