The 2023 Hayao Miyazaki film The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか) plays across Pittsburgh-area theaters from December 7. A synopsis of the movie, from the distributor:
Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in 10 years, The Boy and the Heron is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by the Academy Award®-winning director. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, the film features a musical score from Miyazaki's long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film "Spinning Globe" was penned and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.. . .
A young boy named MahitoTickets are available online for shows at nearly all Pittsburgh-area theaters, including: the AMC Loews Waterfront; the AMC Classic Mt. Lebanon; the AMC Classic South Hills; Waterworks Cinema; the Squirrel Hill Manor Theater; the Chartiers Valley Luxury 14; and Cinemark theaters in McCandless, Monaca, Monroeville, and Robinson. Tickets are also available for the screenings at the Row House Hollywood. Please note, some shows are in Japanese with English subtitles while others are dubbed in English.
yearning for his mother
ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead.
There, death comes to an end,
and life finds a new beginning.
A semi-autobiographical fantasy
about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship,
from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
