72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Kimitachi wa Do ikiruka / The Boy and the Heron

Hayao Miyazaki
Japan      124 m.
Opening Film Not in competition
Synopsis
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A young boy named Mahito 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.

Director
Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
Screenplay
Hayao Miyazaki, Genzaburo Yoshino
Production
Studio Ghibli (Japan)
Toshio Suzuki, Joki Hoshino
Sales
Goodfellas (France)
Distribution
Vértigo Films, S.L. (Spain)
Photography
Atsushi Okui
Music
Joe Hisaishi
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
124 m.
Original language of the film
Japanese
Country
Japan
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