Is the movie The Boy and the Heron available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we take a look at Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s 2023 film The Boy and the Heron — a visually rich, often surreal coming-of-age fable set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Haunted by his mother’s death, teenage Mahito is sent to the quiet countryside of his new stepmother Natsuko, only to be drawn into a strange, dreamlike world when a persistent gray heron appears and calls him the “long‑awaited one.” The film, noted for its layered symbolism and stunning animation, notably won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In this article we’ll check where The Boy and the Heron is currently streaming — whether you can find it on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+ — and explain regional differences and how to access it legally.

Synopsis

During World War II, teenage Mahito—still reeling from his mother's tragic death—is sent from Tokyo to the quiet countryside to live with his new stepmother, Natsuko, whose uncanny resemblance to his mother unsettles him. As he tries to find his footing in this unfamiliar household, a persistent gray heron begins to appear at the margins of his days, its eerie presence both puzzling and tormenting, seemingly fixated on him and calling him "the long-awaited one."

Release date

2023

Duration

2h 4min

Rating

Director

Hayao Miyazaki

Country

Japon

Genre(s)

Animation, Aventure, Drame

Cast

Soma Santoki Masaki Suda Ko Shibasaki Aimyon Yoshino Kimura Takuya Kimura Keiko Takeshita

More films by Hayao Miyazaki

The Uninvited

Howl's Moving Castle

Spirited Away

Kiki's Delivery Service