The Boy and the Heron/
How Do You Live?
Release date: July 14, 2023 (Japan)
Plot - Summary:
"The boy's mother, Mahito, is killed in the bombings in Tokyo. The father takes the boy out of the city and decides to live with a pregnant relative in the countryside. Mahito is trying to cope with a personal tragedy and get used to the new environment. One day, he meets a talking heron who promises him a meeting with his mother if they go to a nearby abandoned mansion." Kinopoisk (by Google Translate)
"Through encounters with his friends and uncle, follows a teenage boy's psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding an abandoned tower in his new town." IMDb