The Boy and the Heron

2023 anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Movie anime_film Q47482560
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The Boy and the Heron

Summary

The Boy and the Heron is an anime film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of anime_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,706 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boy and the Heron received the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film[3].
  • The Boy and the Heron received the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film[4].
  • The Boy and the Heron received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[5].
  • The Boy and the Heron received the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[6].
  • The Boy and the Heron received the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[7].
  • The Boy and the Heron received the Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film[8].
  • The Boy and the Heron's instance of is recorded as anime film[9].
  • The Boy and the Heron's director is recorded as Hayao Miyazaki[10].
  • The Boy and the Heron's screenwriter is recorded as Hayao Miyazaki[11].
  • The Boy and the Heron's composer is recorded as Kenshi Yonezu[12].
  • The Boy and the Heron's composer is recorded as Joe Hisaishi[13].
  • The Boy and the Heron's genre is recorded as adventure film[14].
  • The Boy and the Heron's genre is recorded as drama film[15].
  • The Boy and the Heron's genre is recorded as fantasy film[16].
  • The Boy and the Heron's logo image is recorded as How Do You Live? logo.svg[17].
  • The Boy and the Heron's producer is recorded as Toshio Suzuki[18].
  • The Boy and the Heron's part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[19].
  • The Boy and the Heron's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32152986633512671701[20].
  • The Boy and the Heron's production company is recorded as Studio Ghibli[21].
  • The Boy and the Heron's director of photography is recorded as Atsushi Okui[22].
  • The Boy and the Heron's IMDb ID is recorded as tt6587046[23].
  • The Boy and the Heron's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[24].
  • The Boy and the Heron's Commons category is recorded as The Boy and the Heron[25].
  • The Boy and the Heron's review score is recorded as 97%[26].
  • The Boy and the Heron's review score is recorded as 3,5/5[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Boy and the Heron's producer is recorded as Toshio Suzuki[18]. Its director is recorded as Hayao Miyazaki[10]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Hayao Miyazaki[11].

Publication

Publication dates include +2023-07-14T00:00:00Z[28], +2023-09-07T00:00:00Z[29], +2023-09-22T00:00:00Z[30], +2023-09-28T00:00:00Z[31], +2023-10-01T00:00:00Z[32], and +2023-10-06T00:00:00Z[33]. The Boy and the Heron's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[24]. Genres include adventure film[14], drama film[15], and fantasy film[16]. Its part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[19].

Subject and Themes

The Boy and the Heron's part of the series is recorded as Studio Ghibli Feature Films[19].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film[3], an award for best film by genre[34], in United States[35], founded in 2007[36]; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film[4], an award for best film by genre[37], in United States[38]; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[5], an award for best film by genre[39], in United States[40]; Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[6], a class of award[41], in United States[42]; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[7], a class of award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1990[45]; and Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film[8], a class of award[46], in United States[47]. Reviews include 97%[26], 3,5/5[27], 4/4[48], 7,6/10[49], and 91/100[50].

Why It Matters

The Boy and the Heron ranks in the top 1% of anime_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,706 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did The Boy and the Heron receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film[3], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film[4], Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[5], and Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film[6].

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  27. [49] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [28] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [32] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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