The Boy and the Heron

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Writing Credits

Hayao Miyazaki
(original story) &
Hayao Miyazaki
(written by) and
Hayao Miyazaki
(screenplay)

Cast

Soma Santoki
Mahito Maki
Masaki Suda
The Grey Heron
Kô Shibasaki
Kiriko
Aimyon
Himi
Yoshino Kimura
Natsuko
Takuya Kimura
Shoichi Maki
Keiko Takeshita
Maid #1
Jun Fubuki
Maid #2
Sawako Agawa
Maid #3
Karen Takizawa
Wara Wara
Shinobu Ôtake
Maid #4
Jun Kunimura
The Parakeet King
Kaoru Kobayashi
Old Pelican
Shohei Hino
Great-Uncle
Nami Uehara
Additional Voice
Kiyoko Nishimura
Additional Voice
Ryûnosuke Watanuki
Additional Voice
Takuya Yagyu
Additional Voice
Gakudai
Additional Voice
Sannosuke Iizuka
Additional Voice
Yûto Kawasaki
Additional Voice
Kazuki Suzuki
Additional Voice
Masaaki Doi
Additional Voice
Mikito Shigeta
Additional Voice
Yoshihisa Ishita
Additional Voice
Kenta Okimori
Additional Voice
Christian Bale
Shoichi Maki
Dave Bautista
The Parakeet King
Gemma Chan
Natsuko / Hisako (voice)
Willem Dafoe
Noble Pelican
Karen Fukuhara
Lady Himi
Mark Hamill
Granduncle
Luca Padovan
Mahito Maki
Robert Pattinson
The Grey Heron
Florence Pugh
Kiriko
Mamoudou Athie
Parakeet
Tony Revolori
Parakeet
Dan Stevens
Parakeet
Barbara Goodson
Aiko
Denise Pickering
Izumi
Melora Harte
Eriko
Barbara Rosenblat
Utako
Nika Futterman
Oyuki
Debi Derryberry
Kazuko
Andrew Kishino
Additional Voice
Paul Nakauchi
Additional Voice
Michael Sinterniklaas
Additional Voice
Keone Young
Additional Voice

Produced by

Kôji Hoshino
executive producer
Tomohiko Ishii
assistant producer
Gorô Miyazaki
executive producer
Kiyofumi Nakajima
executive producer
Yoshiaki Nishimura
co-producer
Toshio Suzuki
producer

Music by

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography by

Atsushi Okui

Editing by

Rie Matsubara
Takeshi Seyama
Akane Shiraishi

Art Direction by

Yôji Takeshige

Production Management

Hideki Fukaya
production manager
Anjali Kunapaneni
production manager (english version)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Kazuyoshi Katayama
assistant director
Shintarô Nakazawa
unit director
Chihiro Okada
unit director

Art Department

Hayao Miyazaki
storyboard artist
Fumiko Numahata
color key
Kanako Takayanagi
color key

Sound Department

Emi Andô
recording assistant
Michael Archacki
re-recording mixer
Sebastian Franco
recording engineer / sound editor
Muneyuki Hatakeyama
dubbing engineer: Toei Digital Center
Fumihito Hayakawa
studio coordinator
Eric Hoffman
Atmos Mixing Engineer
Kôji Kasamatsu
sound director / sound mixer
Tomoya Katsuta
dubbing engineer: Toei Digital Center
Tsutomu Kawahigashi
dolby film consultant
Eriko Kimura
adr director
Tamaki Kojô
post production manager
Tomohiro Matsuda
recording assistant
Sadaaki Nishinoo
studio coordinator
Yûsuke Sano
studio engineer: Toho Post Production Center
Shûji Suzuki
sound recordist
Chiaki Tachikawa
studio coordinator
Naoto Takeshima
studio engineer: Toho Post Production Center
Hiroaki Usui
optical recording
Alexander Wilson Thame
ADR Mixer (english version)
Mika Yamaguchi
foley
Yasutomo Yamana
sound recordist
Roberto Cappannelli
re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Shun Iwasawa
programming
Norihiko Miyoshi
cg
Yukinori Nakamura
cg
Akihiro Ogawa
cg
Yôichi Senzui
cg
Miki Umezawa
cg

Camera and Electrical Department

Junji Yabuta
photography

Animation Department

Masako Akita
inbetween checker
Kunoko Akiyama
inbetween artist
Mi Kyoung An
inbetween artist
Masashi Andô
key animator
Masayo Andô
assistant inbetween checker
Yoshiko Arahata
inbetween artist
Seiko Azuma
inbetween artist
Yuka Chômei
inbetween artist
Rie Eyama
inbetween artist
Maya Fujimori
inbetween artist
Shiori Fujisawa
inbetween artist
Atsuko Fukushima
key animator
Kiyomitsu Hachimine
cel painter
Takayuki Hamada
key animator
Hideki Hamasu
key animator
Yuri Handa
key animator
Kaori Hayashi
assistant inbetween checker
Kôsuke Hayashi
background artist
Megumi Higaki
inbetween artist
Shin Hirayama
inbetween artist
Takeshi Honda
animation director / character designer
Sun Ha Hwang
inbetween artist
Yuina Iizuka
cel painter
Maki Ikeda
cel painter
Takeshi Inamura
key animator
Ei Inoue
key animator
Toshiyuki Inoue
key animator
Erika Ishihara
inbetween artist
Yumi Ishii
background artist
Asami Ishikado
inbetween artist
Sonoka Isobe
inbetween artist
Yoshimi Itazu
key animator
Kaori Itô
inbetween artist
Megumi Kagawa
key animator
Rina Kagiyama
inbetween artist
Yukiko Kakita
cel painter
Yoshimichi Kameda
key animator
Fumie Kawamata
cel painter
Tomomi Kimpara
inbetween artist
Rie Kojô
cel painter
Katsuya Kondô
key animator
Masakiyo Koyama
inbetween artist
Misa Koyasu
inbetween artist
Saki Kurobe
background artist
Kitarô Kôsaka
key animator
Nagisa Maeshima
cel painter
Kiyoko Makita
inbetween artist
Hiromi Matsuda
inbetween artist
Yui Matsumoto
inbetween artist
Maiko Matsumura
inbetween artist
Eiko Matsushima
cel painter
Yuri Minoge
inbetween artist
Susumu Mitsunaka
key animator
Saho Miyano
inbetween artist
Marin Mizutani
cel painter
Mitsuki Murao
inbetween artist
Rie Nakagome
inbetween artist
Emi Nakano
inbetween artist
Yôhei Nakano
inbetween artist
Rina Nakazawa
cel painter
Kumi Nanjô
cel painter
Tomoyo Nishida
inbetween artist
Yôichi Nishikawa
background artist
Maiko Nogami
inbetween artist
Kazuo Oga
background artist
Kôhei Ogawa
cel painter
Yui Onodera
background artist
Yûki Orita
cel painter
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
key animator
Ayaka Saitô
inbetween artist
Masaya Saitô
inbetween artist
Yoshimi Shibata
cel painter
Akiko Shimizu
cel painter
Ayahi Shimomura
background artist
Misaki Shiohira
inbetween artist
Nana Shiraishi
inbetween artist
Michiyo Suzuki
key animator
Hiromi Takahashi
cel painter
Ai Takashi
key animator
Naoko Takashita
cel painter
Noriko Takaya
harmony
Minori Takayama
background artist
Nana Takei
cel painter
Masayo Tamaki
inbetween artist
Yukie Tamura
cel painter
Osamu Tanabe
inbetween artist
Atsuko Tanaka
key animator
Kumiko Tanihira
inbetween artist
Kumiko Terada
inbetween artist
Akiko Teshima
inbetween artist
Hiroko Tezuka
inbetween artist
Yayoi Toki
inbetween artist
Yûga Tokuno
key animator
Fumiko Tsukada
inbetween artist
Moe Tsuzuki
inbetween artist
Kanae Utsumi
inbetween artist
Keiko Watanabe
inbetween artist
Alexandra Weihrauch
inbetween artist
Ayano Yagi
inbetween artist
Nanako Yagi
background artist
Hisako Yaji
inbetween artist
Hirômi Yamakawa
key animator
Eiji Yamamori
key animator
Akihiko Yamashita
key animator
Yukari Yamaura
inbetween artist
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
key animator
Hironobu Yonehara
inbetween artist
Mariko Yoshida
inbetween artist
Noboru Yoshida
background artist
Sakiko Yoshida
inbetween artist
Minoru Ôhashi
inbetween artist
Shin'ya Ôhira
key animator
Ayano Ôishi
inbetween artist
Ai Ômori
background artist
Yui Ôsaki
inbetween checker
Akane Ôtani
inbetween artist
Atsuko Ôtani
key animator
Kumiko Ôtani
inbetween artist
Shinji Ôtsuka
key animator
Takeshi Honda
key animator (uncredited)

Casting Department

Takuya Ôno
casting office work

Music Department

Hiroyuki Akita
recording engineer
Ayame Fujisawa
music production: Wonder City
Maki Fujisawa
music production: Wonder City
Joe Hisaishi
piano
Yasuhiro Maeda
music programming
Mai with Little Carol
musical performer
Yôko Satô
music production: Wonder City
Kenshi Yonezu
theme song

Script and Continuity Department

Stephanie Sheh
english script adaptation

Additional Crew

Kanako Abiru
producer's room
Nao Amisaki
overseas promotion
Itaru Arakawa
production cooperation
Don Brown
English subtitle translation
Kaori Chiba
publishing
Naoyo Fukuda
general affairs
Makoto Hashida
president's office
Hiroyuki Ichikawa
character production development
Minami Ichikawa
distribution: Toho
Tatsurô Ideno
producer's room
Machiko Iijima
media promotion
Tomomi Imai
character production development
Maho Inoue
general affairs
Mika Inoue
general affairs
Miyuki Ishii
general affairs
Keiichi Itagaki
trailer director
Hiromi Itô
general affairs
Hisayo Itô
general affairs
Junko Itô
finance & accounting
Keisuke Itô
media promotion
Kyôhei Itô
production desk
Takayasu Itô
finance & accounting
Yuka Iyoda
general affairs
Masahiro Izumi
overseas promotion
Yuri Izuta
production affairs
Keita Karasawa
character production development
Kôichi Katsushima
production cooperation
Takuya Kikuchi
publishing
Satsuki Kirihayashi
public relations
Noriyuki Kitakawachi
system management
Kazumi Kobayashi
public relations
Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
production cooperation
Yûki Kondô
producer's room
Yôichirô Kugimiya
production affairs
Setsuko Kurihara
public relations
Mario Locurcio
publicity: Italy
Yan Wen Ma
overseas promotion
Yumiko Mihara
production assistant
Tomoko Mikami
publishing
Yukiko Miyasaka
general affairs
Daichi Monden
production affairs
Yukie Mori
production affairs
Yuri Morita
publishing
Takuo Murase
production cooperation
Yû Nagano
character production development
Minako Nagasawa
production affairs
Kayoko Nakamura
production cooperation
Kazumi Nakamura
publicity
Ai Nakanishi
advertising producer
Daisuke Nishigata
production affairs
Yoshiaki Nishimura
production cooperation
Yumiko Nishimura
public relations
Jun'ichi Nishioka
public relations
Yûko Nomura
general affairs
Shinsuke Nonaka
production affairs manager
Hisanori Nukada
publishing
Tomohiro Oide
production cooperation
Tatsumi Oka
general affairs
Tomoko Okada
production cooperation
Etsuko Sakuma
general affairs
Reina Sakurai
producer's room
Satomi Sasaki
general affairs
Kaori Satô
production cooperation
Yumiko Seki
general affairs
Tôru Shinagawa
production affairs
Nanaho Shinohara
president's office
Michael Sinterniklaas
english voice director
Kana Suzuki
general affairs
Yukari Tai
publishing manager
Kentarô Takahashi
production cooperation
Mikiko Takeda
overseas promotion
Shigehiro Takei
production cooperation
Noriyoshi Tamagawa
finance & accounting manager
Chieko Tamura
producer's room
Nobuko Toba
finance & accounting
Eiko Tominaga
general affairs
Chihiro Tsukue
public relations
Aki Tsutagawa
trailer production
Saori Uchida
general affairs
Taichi Ueda
distribution: Toho
Hisanori Unoki
general affairs
Jing Hua Wang
public relations
Mayumi Watanabe
production cooperation
Hiroshi Yajima
ad designer
Yûko Yamada
general affairs
Takehiro Yamamoto
publicity
Tamami Yamamoto
production cooperation
Hiromi Yamashita
general affairs
Ayako Yasuda
production assistant
Mika Yasuda
character production development
Takahiro Yonezawa
general affairs manager
Mitsutaka Yoshida
distribution: Toho
Saori Ôguchi
general affairs
Tomofumi Ôtsuka
finance & accounting
Chie Ôwaki
general affairs
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