While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
Verdict: Hit
> Hayao Miyazaki (Director)
> Kazuyoshi Katayama (Assistant Director)
> Koji Kasamatsu (Sound Director)
> Shintarou Nakazawa (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
> Chihiro Okada (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
> Takeshi Honda (Animation Director)
> Atsushi Okui (Director of Photography)
> Hayao Miyazaki (Original Story)
> Hayao Miyazaki (Screenplay)
