The screenings of Hayao Miyazaki's Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka (The Boy and the Heron) anime movie revealed the cast members and theme song on Friday. The movie opened in Japanese theaters on July 14. American film distributor GKIDS licensed the movie in North America and will release it in theaters in 2023.

Cast
Mahito Maki: Souma Santoki
Himi: Aimyon
Natsuko: Yoshino Kimura (Precure Dream Stars! Movie)
Izumi: Keiko Takeshita (Kaze Tachinu)
Old Pelican: Kaoru Kobayashi (Mononoke Hime)
Mahito's Father: Takuya Kimura (Howl no Ugoku Shiro)

Other cast members include Masaki Suda (Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?), Kou Shibasaki (Detective Conan Movie 17: Private Eye in the Distant Sea), Jun Fubuki (Ged Senki), Sawako Agawa, Shinobu Ootake (Gyokou no Nikuko-chan), Karen Takizawa (Kagami no Kojou), Jun Kunimura (Entotsu Machi no Poupelle), Shouhei Hino

Staff
Character Design, Animation Director: Takeshi Honda (Dennou Coil)
Art Director: Youji Takeshige (Karigurashi no Arrietty)
Director of Photography: Atsushi Okui (Omoide no Marnie)
Music: Joe Hisaishi (Mononoke Hime)

J-pop singer Kenshi Yonezu (Chainsaw Man, Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?) is performing the movie's theme song "Chikyuugi."

Miyazaki is credited for the original work, direction, script, as well as storyboard at Studio Ghibli.

The anime movie is inspired by Genzaburou Yoshino's Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka (How Do You Live?) slice of life drama novel published in 1937. Shouichi Haga drew a manga adaptation, which was published by Magazine House in August 2017.

Source: Eiga.com