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."
山時聡真
as Mahito Maki (voice)
菅田将暉
as Gray Heron (voice)
柴咲コウ
as Kiriko (voice)
あいみょん
as Lady Himi (voice)
木村佳乃
as Natsuko (voice)
木村拓哉
as Shoichi Maki (voice)
竹下景子
as Izumi (voice)
風吹ジュン
as Utako (voice)
阿川佐和子
as Eriko (voice)
滝沢カレン
as Warawara (voice)
大竹しのぶ
as Aiko (voice)
國村隼
as The Parakeet King (voice)
