If you loved maboroshi, try The Boy and the Heron
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Animation / Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to maboroshi, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The Boy and the Heron is
Rural Japan, wartime, a gray heron's call. A teenage boy struggles to adjust to his new home, a stepmother who resembles his deceased mother, and the mysterious heron that haunts him. Miyazaki's final film is a contemplative exploration of grief and identity.
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