Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs The Boy and the Heron
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for The Boy and the Heron). Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 4m. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the older of the two (2018 against 2023). Both are adventure, animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The Boy and the Heron| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | The Boy and the Heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Jun Kunimura, Ko Shibasaki, Shinobu Otake, Masaki Suda, Kaoru Kobayashi |
Synopsis
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
The Boy and the Heron
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
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