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Rated a note-perfect 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Hayao Miyazaki's latest masterpiece is a TIFF and NYFF Official selection that is being heralded by critics as "a heart-swelling assertion of cosmic purpose” (Vanity Fair) and "jaw-dropping... a triumph" (The Daily Beast). 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.Through encounters with his friends and uncle, follows a teenage boy's psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding an abandoned tower in his new town. Collider raves, "THE BOY AND THE HERON cements Miyazaki as a talent who will go down as one of the greatest directors ever."
