The boy and the Heron Movie Guide in English | 2024 Oscar Winning Film

30 Movie Guide Questions for the Japanese Oscar winning ENGLISH movie "The Boy and the Heron" that includes pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners.

Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down. Perfect way to hold your students accountable for watching the film, test their interpretive listening skills and engaging in class discussion around important topics.

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*The film is in French and English

Critics Consensus: Soulfully exploring thought-provoking themes through a beautifully animated lens, The Boy and the Heron is another Miyazaki masterpiece.
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Audience Consensus: Boasting incredible animation and a satisfying story, The Boy and the Heron delivers more of the excellence that Hayao Miyazaki has trained audiences to expect.

Perfect for any unit on: Asians, Asian American Heritage Month, April, Grief, Imagination, Anime and more.

SynopsisFrom the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) comes a new critically-acclaimed fantasy adventure. After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Screenwriter:Hayao Miyazaki

Distributor: GKIDS

Production CoStudio Ghibli, Toho Company, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Nippon Television Network

Rating: PG-13 (Smoking|Bloody Images|Some Violent Content)

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Anime

Original Language: Japanese (English Subtitles)

Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2023, Wide

Box Office (Gross USA):$44.2M

Sound MixDolby Atmos, Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)