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GD4AM heads back to the theater! But not for a 2023 Special...Tate picks Hayao Miyazaki's latest release, The Boy and the Heron. Tate, Jacob, and Sage all watched the dubbed version mainly due to the stacked voice cast, with names including Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, and Florence Pugh. Topics discussed include the bizarre story, where this ranks compared to other Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki movies, the animation, and stay tuned for the end for an update on Jacob's dog fostering endeavor.

This movie was directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

GD4AM: 73/100

IMDb: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Letterboxd: 4.0/5

RT: 96%

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 from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

This movie is currently only available in theaters.

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