GKIDS released the first promotional video ahead of the theatrical release of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest, and purportedly last, film ‘The Boy and the Heron’. This is the first trailer for the film, as it was previously released in Japan with no visual promotions.
GKIDS also announced the theatrical release date for the film which will be released nationwide and IMAX on December 8.
GKIDS and the New York Film Festival previously announced, that Miyazaki’s latest film ‘The Boy and the Heron’ will have its American premiere at the 61st New York Film Festival.
THE BOY AND THE HERON (Hayao Miyazaki) | U.S. Premiere
The first film in a decade from Hayao Miyazaki is a ravishing, endlessly inventive fantasy that is destined to be ranked with the legendary animator’s finest, boldest works. #NYFF61 pic.twitter.com/QW9JJ1VyXu
— 61st New York Film Festival (@TheNYFF) August 17, 2023
The New York Film Festival takes place this year from Sept. 29 to October 15 and is presented by Film at Lincoln Center.
GKIDS released a video introduction to the film which says:
“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.”
The Boy and the Heron (Source: NYFF and GKIDS)
