Studio Ghibli’s Latest ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Teaser Trailer Arrives with Flair

Studio Ghibli’s latest The Boy and the Heron’s trailer has finally arrived on the scene, and we’re left picking up the pieces of the short burst of wonder and awe we’ve been gifted. Originally, released in Japan back in July of this year, we’re finally getting a glimpse of Ghibli’s latest that will be airing in North American theatres come December. I can recall hearing bits and pieces about this project that reportedly took several years to complete–famed and beloved director Hayao Miyazaki’s quest to give us another animated story to fall in love with. This is an especially unique time because this week marks the 10th anniversary of Miyazaki’s press conference about his *final* movie , The Wind Rises and his *retirement* announcement back in 2013, thanks for the reminder Catsuka!

What is the Film About? GKIDS elaborates: “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.” As reported by Indiewire:  “The Boy and the Heron is an original story inspired by Yoshino Genzaburo’s 1937 story about a young boy who comes of age while living with his uncle after the death of his father.” We know that Miyazaki returned to work because that man cannot just sit and enjoy retirement, yet it is a b…