Monday Double: The Boy and the Heron + Whisper of the Heart

Two journeys of grief, growth, and first love unfold through Studio Ghibli’s animated magic.

THE BOY AND THE HERON (2023) | PG

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.

Japanese language with English subtitles

15 minute intermission.

WHISPER OF THE HEART (1987) | PG

Based on the manga with the same title, Whisper of the Heart follows Shizuku, an inquisitive young girl and a voracious reader, who longs to be a writer when she grows up. One day she notices that all of her library books have previously been taken out by one Seiji Amasawa. Amid chasing after a large cat, befriending an eccentric antiques dealer and writing her first novel, Shizuku aims to find this mysterious boy who may well be her soul mate.

Japanese language with English subtitles