The Gray Heron

The Gray Heron (青サギ or サギ男, Aosagi or Sagi-Otoko) is the titular deuteragonist in the film The Boy and the Heron. In his heron form, the Gray Heron resembles a regular heron. He also has a more humanlike form with a bulbous nose. He was depicted in an illustration in 2018. Toshio Suzuki believes that he is one of the motifs of the Gray Heron where Hayao Miyazaki is presumed to be the model of Mahito Maki. GKIDS president Dave Jesteadt originally planned to approach American character actor Danny DeVito to voice the...

Species

Gray Heron

Japanese

青サギ