'The Boy and the Heron' is heading to Netflix

If you missed "The Boy and the Heron" in the cinemas, don't worry!

Netflix just announced that Hayao Miyazaki's critically-acclaimed animated film is set to arrive on its platform.

The release date has yet to be announced.

"The Boy and the Heron" is Miyazaki's first feature film in 10 years.

The film follows 12-year-old Mahito Maki, whose mother dies in a fire at a Tokyo hospital during World War Two. Maki starts a new life after his father, a warplane factory owner, marries his mother’s sister and they join her at her rural estate.

There the young boy encounters a supernatural grey heron that leads him to a sealed tower where he discovers a host of fantastical beings that help him process the weight of loss in numerous ways.

"The Boy and the Heron" won an Oscar for best animated feature film, and best animated motion picture at the Golden Globes.

It premiered in Philippine theaters in January.

The Boy and the Heron is coming to Netflix! ????

This critically-acclaimed and Oscar-winning fantasy adventure is a hand-drawn, original story written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, his first feature film in 10 years. Stay tuned for the date! pic.twitter.com/9ZotI6NAlH

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