Mahito’s great-uncle is isolated from other people ... Maybe it's for the best. The Boy and the Heron emphasizes the inevitability of death; of people, institutions and entire worlds.

Shohei Hino, best known to anime fans as the original Japanese-language voice actor of the Great Uncle in Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron, has died at age 75. According to ...

Hamill plays an especially important role in The Boy and the Heron as Mahito’s Grand Uncle, who created the surreal world in which most of the movie occurs. Moreover, Grand Uncle is meant to ...

Japanese anime legend Hayao Miyazaki's latest film has topped the box office charts on its North American release. "The Boy and the Heron", the long-awaited animated fantasy from Miyazaki's Studio ...

I write about Asian cinema, new and old, fresh and bold. 'The Boy and the Heron' is Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's first film in a decade. The Studio ... [+] Ghibli film opened the Toronto ...

Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, “The Boy and the Heron,” debuted with $12.8 million, according to studio estimates. “The Boy and the Heron,” the long-awaited animated fantasy from the ...