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
Theyboth carry the bittersweet, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit 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.
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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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