If you loved The Wind Rises, try The Boy and the Heron

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The Wind Rises

2013 · dir. Hayao Miyazaki

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Both films are directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, slow burn, tender mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Wind Rises, 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.

If you loved The Wind Rises, try The Boy and the Heron

The Wind Rises

The Boy and the Heron

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What The Boy and the Heron is

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If you loved The Wind Rises, try The Boy and the Heron

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What they share

What The Boy and the Heron is

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