In 'The Boy and the Heron,' Miyazaki asks: How do we go on in the midst of grief?
Hayao Miyazaki's beguiling new fantasy combines the excitement of a boy's grand adventure and the weight of an older man's reflection. The hypnotic story is a partial self-portrait by an anime master.

Hayao Miyazaki's beguiling new fantasy combines the excitement of a boy's grand adventure and the weight of an older man's reflection. The hypnotic story is a partial self-portrait by an anime master.
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Source: In 'The Boy and the Heron,' Miyazaki asks: How do we go on in the midst of grief? (https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1215837807/the-boy-and-the-heron-review-hayao-miyazaki)