Cast and crew
The Boy and the Heron
Original titleKimitachi wa dô ikiru ka
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · starring Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki and Takuya Kimura
- 18 actors
- 7 in the crew
- 2023
- 2 h 4 min
The Boy and the Heron: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 18
- Crew
- 7
- Youngest at release
- 27 yearsTony Revolori
- Eldest at release
- 74 yearsBarbara Goodson
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Crew
Writers 1
Producers 3
Cinematography 3
Companies
- Production companies
- Studio Ghibli, Toho Company
- Distributor in the UK
- Elysian Film Group
Questions about the cast of The Boy and the Heron
- Who plays The Grey Heron in The Boy and the Heron?
- Masaki Suda plays The Grey Heron.
- Who plays Kiriko in The Boy and the Heron?
- Kô Shibasaki plays Kiriko.
- Who plays Shoichi Maki in The Boy and the Heron?
- Takuya Kimura plays Shoichi Maki.
- Who plays Maid #2 in The Boy and the Heron?
- Jun Fubuki plays Maid #2.
- Who plays The Parakeet King in The Boy and the Heron?
- Jun Kunimura plays The Parakeet King.
- Who plays Natsuko in The Boy and the Heron?
- Gemma Chan plays Natsuko.
- Who directed The Boy and the Heron?
- Hayao Miyazaki.
- Who wrote The Boy and the Heron?
- Hayao Miyazaki.
- How many actors are in The Boy and the Heron?
- 18 actors are credited, and 7 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Hayao Miyazaki had already directed Barbara Goodson in 3 films: Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Castle in the Sky (1986) and The Castle of Cagliostro (1979).
Hayao Miyazaki had already directed Mark Hamill in 2 films: Castle in the Sky (1986) and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984).
Willem Dafoe and Tony Revolori have worked together on 4 other films: Asteroid City Asteroid City (2023), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), The French Dispatch (2020) and 1 more.
Christian Bale and Willem Dafoe had already worked together on 2 films: Out of the Furnace (2013) and American Psycho (2000).
Mark Hamill and Barbara Goodson had already worked together on 2 films: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Castle in the Sky (1986).
Jun Kunimura and Jun Fubuki had already worked together on one film: Like Father, Like Son (2013).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Willem Dafoe (95), Christian Bale (47) and Barbara Goodson (39).
The cast’s average age at release is 52 (of the 14 actors whose birth date we know).