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# The Boy and the Heron (2023) - Is it OK for kids? | Top Rated Families

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# The Boy and the Heron

2023Rated PG-13124 minAnimationFantasyDrama

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While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

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**Length:** 124 min - long for under-sevens

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