

“In 1525 the world was rocked by a powerful explosion. His name was Luther.”
A 16th-century clergyman's view breaks the Catholic Church apart.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Brother Weinand
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."