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The Boy and the Heron (2023) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Hayao Miyazaki

Writing Credits  

Hayao Miyazaki ... (original story) &
Hayao Miyazaki ... (written by) and
Hayao Miyazaki ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Soma Santoki Soma Santoki ... Mahito Maki (voice)
Masaki Suda ... The Grey Heron (voice)
Kô Shibasaki ... Kiriko (voice) (as Kou Shibasaki)
Aimyon Aimyon ... Himi (voice)
Yoshino Kimura ... Natsuko (voice)
Takuya Kimura ... Shoichi Maki (voice)
Keiko Takeshita Keiko Takeshita ... Maid #1 (voice)
Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki ... Maid #2 (voice)
Sawako Agawa Sawako Agawa ... Maid #3 (voice)
Karen Takizawa Karen Takizawa ... Wara Wara (voice)
Shinobu Ôtake Shinobu Ôtake ... Maid #4 (voice)
Jun Kunimura ... The Parakeet King (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi ... Old Pelican (voice)
Shohei Hino Shohei Hino ... Great-Uncle (voice) (as Shôhei Hino)
Nami Uehara Nami Uehara ... Additional Voice (voice)
Kiyoko Nishimura Kiyoko Nishimura ... Additional Voice (voice)
Ryûnosuke Watanuki Ryûnosuke Watanuki ... Additional Voice (voice)
Takuya Yagyu Takuya Yagyu ... Additional Voice (voice)
Gakudai Gakudai ... Additional Voice (voice)
Sannosuke Iizuka Sannosuke Iizuka ... Additional Voice (voice)
Yûto Kawasaki Yûto Kawasaki ... Additional Voice (voice)
Kazuki Suzuki Kazuki Suzuki ... Additional Voice (voice)
Masaaki Doi Masaaki Doi ... Additional Voice (voice)
Mikito Shigeta Mikito Shigeta ... Additional Voice (voice)
Yoshihisa Ishita Yoshihisa Ishita ... Additional Voice (voice)
Kenta Okimori Kenta Okimori ... Additional Voice (voice)
Christian Bale ... Shoichi Maki (voice)
Dave Bautista ... The Parakeet King (voice)
Gemma Chan ... Natsuko / Hisako (voice)
Willem Dafoe ... Noble Pelican (voice)
Karen Fukuhara ... Lady Himi (voice)
Mark Hamill ... Granduncle (voice)
Luca Padovan ... Mahito Maki (voice)
Robert Pattinson ... The Grey Heron (voice)
Florence Pugh ... Kiriko (voice)
Mamoudou Athie ... Parakeet (voice)
Tony Revolori ... Parakeet (voice)
Dan Stevens ... Parakeet (voice)
Barbara Goodson ... Aiko (voice)
Denise Pickering ... Izumi (voice)
Melora Harte ... Eriko (voice)
Barbara Rosenblat ... Utako (voice)
Nika Futterman ... Oyuki (voice)
Debi Derryberry ... Kazuko (voice)
Andrew Kishino ... Additional Voice (voice)
Paul Nakauchi ... Additional Voice (voice)
Michael Sinterniklaas ... Additional Voice (voice)
Keone Young ... Additional Voice (voice)

Produced by 

Kôji Hoshino ... executive producer
Tomohiko Ishii ... assistant producer
Gorô Miyazaki ... executive producer
Kiyofumi Nakajima ... executive producer
Yoshiaki Nishimura ... co-producer
Toshio Suzuki ... producer

Music by 

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography by 

Atsushi Okui

Editing by 

Rie Matsubara
Takeshi Seyama
Akane Shiraishi

Art Direction by 

Yôji Takeshige

Production Management 

Hideki Fukaya ... production manager
Anjali Kunapaneni ... production manager (english version)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Kazuyoshi Katayama ... assistant director
Shintarô Nakazawa ... unit director
Chihiro Okada ... unit director

Art Department 

Hayao Miyazaki ... storyboard artist
Fumiko Numahata ... color key
Kanako Takayanagi ... color key

Sound Department 

Emi Andô ... recording assistant
Michael Archacki ... re-recording mixer
Sebastian Franco ... recording engineer / sound editor
Muneyuki Hatakeyama ... dubbing engineer: Toei Digital Center
Fumihito Hayakawa ... studio coordinator
Eric Hoffman ... Atmos Mixing Engineer
Kôji Kasamatsu ... sound director / sound mixer
Tomoya Katsuta ... dubbing engineer: Toei Digital Center
Tsutomu Kawahigashi ... dolby film consultant
Eriko Kimura ... adr director
Tamaki Kojô ... post production manager
Tomohiro Matsuda ... recording assistant
Sadaaki Nishinoo ... studio coordinator
Yûsuke Sano ... studio engineer: Toho Post Production Center
Shûji Suzuki ... sound recordist
Chiaki Tachikawa ... studio coordinator
Naoto Takeshima ... studio engineer: Toho Post Production Center
Hiroaki Usui ... optical recording
Alexander Wilson Thame ... ADR Mixer (english version)
Mika Yamaguchi ... foley
Yasutomo Yamana ... sound recordist
Roberto Cappannelli ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Shun Iwasawa ... programming
Norihiko Miyoshi ... cg
Yukinori Nakamura ... cg
Akihiro Ogawa ... cg
Yôichi Senzui ... cg
Miki Umezawa ... cg

Camera and Electrical Department 

Junji Yabuta ... photography

Animation Department 

Masako Akita ... inbetween checker
Kunoko Akiyama ... inbetween artist
Mi Kyoung An ... inbetween artist
Masashi Andô ... key animator
Masayo Andô ... assistant inbetween checker
Yoshiko Arahata ... inbetween artist
Seiko Azuma ... inbetween artist
Yuka Chômei ... inbetween artist
Rie Eyama ... inbetween artist
Maya Fujimori ... inbetween artist
Shiori Fujisawa ... inbetween artist
Atsuko Fukushima ... key animator
Kiyomitsu Hachimine ... cel painter
Takayuki Hamada ... key animator
Hideki Hamasu ... key animator
Yuri Handa ... key animator
Kaori Hayashi ... assistant inbetween checker
Kôsuke Hayashi ... background artist
Megumi Higaki ... inbetween artist
Shin Hirayama ... inbetween artist
Takeshi Honda ... animation director / character designer
Sun Ha Hwang ... inbetween artist
Yuina Iizuka ... cel painter
Maki Ikeda ... cel painter
Takeshi Inamura ... key animator
Ei Inoue ... key animator
Toshiyuki Inoue ... key animator
Erika Ishihara ... inbetween artist
Yumi Ishii ... background artist
Asami Ishikado ... inbetween artist
Sonoka Isobe ... inbetween artist
Yoshimi Itazu ... key animator
Kaori Itô ... inbetween artist
Megumi Kagawa ... key animator
Rina Kagiyama ... inbetween artist
Yukiko Kakita ... cel painter
Yoshimichi Kameda ... key animator
Fumie Kawamata ... cel painter
Tomomi Kimpara ... inbetween artist
Rie Kojô ... cel painter
Katsuya Kondô ... key animator
Masakiyo Koyama ... inbetween artist
Misa Koyasu ... inbetween artist
Saki Kurobe ... background artist
Kitarô Kôsaka ... key animator
Nagisa Maeshima ... cel painter
Kiyoko Makita ... inbetween artist
Hiromi Matsuda ... inbetween artist
Yui Matsumoto ... inbetween artist
Maiko Matsumura ... inbetween artist
Eiko Matsushima ... cel painter
Yuri Minoge ... inbetween artist
Susumu Mitsunaka ... key animator
Saho Miyano ... inbetween artist
Marin Mizutani ... cel painter
Mitsuki Murao ... inbetween artist
Rie Nakagome ... inbetween artist
Emi Nakano ... inbetween artist
Yôhei Nakano ... inbetween artist
Rina Nakazawa ... cel painter
Kumi Nanjô ... cel painter
Tomoyo Nishida ... inbetween artist
Yôichi Nishikawa ... background artist
Maiko Nogami ... inbetween artist
Kazuo Oga ... background artist
Kôhei Ogawa ... cel painter
Yui Onodera ... background artist
Yûki Orita ... cel painter
Kiyotaka Oshiyama ... key animator
Ayaka Saitô ... inbetween artist
Masaya Saitô ... inbetween artist
Yoshimi Shibata ... cel painter
Akiko Shimizu ... cel painter
Ayahi Shimomura ... background artist
Misaki Shiohira ... inbetween artist
Nana Shiraishi ... inbetween artist
Michiyo Suzuki ... key animator
Hiromi Takahashi ... cel painter
Ai Takashi ... key animator
Naoko Takashita ... cel painter
Noriko Takaya ... harmony
Minori Takayama ... background artist
Nana Takei ... cel painter
Masayo Tamaki ... inbetween artist
Yukie Tamura ... cel painter
Osamu Tanabe ... inbetween artist
Atsuko Tanaka ... key animator
Kumiko Tanihira ... inbetween artist
Kumiko Terada ... inbetween artist
Akiko Teshima ... inbetween artist
Hiroko Tezuka ... inbetween artist
Yayoi Toki ... inbetween artist
Yûga Tokuno ... key animator
Fumiko Tsukada ... inbetween artist
Moe Tsuzuki ... inbetween artist
Kanae Utsumi ... inbetween artist
Keiko Watanabe ... inbetween artist
Alexandra Weihrauch ... inbetween artist
Ayano Yagi ... inbetween artist
Nanako Yagi ... background artist
Hisako Yaji ... inbetween artist
Hirômi Yamakawa ... key animator
Eiji Yamamori ... key animator
Akihiko Yamashita ... key animator
Yukari Yamaura ... inbetween artist
Hiromasa Yonebayashi ... key animator
Hironobu Yonehara ... inbetween artist
Mariko Yoshida ... inbetween artist
Noboru Yoshida ... background artist
Sakiko Yoshida ... inbetween artist
Minoru Ôhashi ... inbetween artist
Shin'ya Ôhira ... key animator
Ayano Ôishi ... inbetween artist
Ai Ômori ... background artist
Yui Ôsaki ... inbetween checker
Akane Ôtani ... inbetween artist
Atsuko Ôtani ... key animator
Kumiko Ôtani ... inbetween artist
Shinji Ôtsuka ... key animator
Takeshi Honda ... key animator (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Takuya Ôno ... casting office work

Music Department 

Hiroyuki Akita ... recording engineer
Ayame Fujisawa ... music production: Wonder City
Maki Fujisawa ... music production: Wonder City
Joe Hisaishi ... piano
Yasuhiro Maeda ... music programming
Mai with Little Carol ... musical performer
Yôko Satô ... music production: Wonder City
Kenshi Yonezu ... theme song

Script and Continuity Department 

Stephanie Sheh ... english script adaptation

Additional Crew 

Kanako Abiru ... producer's room
Nao Amisaki ... overseas promotion
Itaru Arakawa ... production cooperation
Don Brown ... English subtitle translation
Kaori Chiba ... publishing
Naoyo Fukuda ... general affairs
Makoto Hashida ... president's office
Hiroyuki Ichikawa ... character production development
Minami Ichikawa ... distribution: Toho
Tatsurô Ideno ... producer's room
Machiko Iijima ... media promotion
Tomomi Imai ... character production development
Maho Inoue ... general affairs
Mika Inoue ... general affairs
Miyuki Ishii ... general affairs
Keiichi Itagaki ... trailer director
Hiromi Itô ... general affairs
Hisayo Itô ... general affairs
Junko Itô ... finance & accounting
Keisuke Itô ... media promotion
Kyôhei Itô ... production desk
Takayasu Itô ... finance & accounting
Yuka Iyoda ... general affairs
Masahiro Izumi ... overseas promotion
Yuri Izuta ... production affairs
Keita Karasawa ... character production development
Kôichi Katsushima ... production cooperation
Takuya Kikuchi ... publishing
Satsuki Kirihayashi ... public relations
Noriyuki Kitakawachi ... system management
Kazumi Kobayashi ... public relations
Tsuyoshi Kobayashi ... production cooperation
Yûki Kondô ... producer's room
Yôichirô Kugimiya ... production affairs
Setsuko Kurihara ... public relations
Mario Locurcio ... publicity: Italy
Yan Wen Ma ... overseas promotion
Yumiko Mihara ... production assistant
Tomoko Mikami ... publishing
Yukiko Miyasaka ... general affairs
Daichi Monden ... production affairs
Yukie Mori ... production affairs
Yuri Morita ... publishing
Takuo Murase ... production cooperation
Yû Nagano ... character production development
Minako Nagasawa ... production affairs
Kayoko Nakamura ... production cooperation
Kazumi Nakamura ... publicity
Ai Nakanishi ... advertising producer
Daisuke Nishigata ... production affairs
Yoshiaki Nishimura ... production cooperation
Yumiko Nishimura ... public relations
Jun'ichi Nishioka ... public relations
Yûko Nomura ... general affairs
Shinsuke Nonaka ... production affairs manager
Hisanori Nukada ... publishing
Tomohiro Oide ... production cooperation
Tatsumi Oka ... general affairs
Tomoko Okada ... production cooperation
Etsuko Sakuma ... general affairs
Reina Sakurai ... producer's room
Satomi Sasaki ... general affairs
Kaori Satô ... production cooperation
Yumiko Seki ... general affairs
Tôru Shinagawa ... production affairs
Nanaho Shinohara ... president's office
Michael Sinterniklaas ... english voice director
Kana Suzuki ... general affairs
Yukari Tai ... publishing manager
Kentarô Takahashi ... production cooperation
Mikiko Takeda ... overseas promotion
Shigehiro Takei ... production cooperation
Noriyoshi Tamagawa ... finance & accounting manager
Chieko Tamura ... producer's room
Nobuko Toba ... finance & accounting
Eiko Tominaga ... general affairs
Chihiro Tsukue ... public relations
Aki Tsutagawa ... trailer production
Saori Uchida ... general affairs
Taichi Ueda ... distribution: Toho
Hisanori Unoki ... general affairs
Jing Hua Wang ... public relations
Mayumi Watanabe ... production cooperation
Hiroshi Yajima ... ad designer
Yûko Yamada ... general affairs
Takehiro Yamamoto ... publicity
Tamami Yamamoto ... production cooperation
Hiromi Yamashita ... general affairs
Ayako Yasuda ... production assistant
Mika Yasuda ... character production development
Takahiro Yonezawa ... general affairs manager
Mitsutaka Yoshida ... distribution: Toho
Saori Ôguchi ... general affairs
Tomofumi Ôtsuka ... finance & accounting
Chie Ôwaki ... general affairs

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