Though the film is known as The Boy in the Heron in most international territories, the movie is titled How Do You Live? in Japan, as the movie is partially inspired by Miyazaki's favorite book.

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Although The Boy and the Heron references a 1937 novel by Genzaburo Yoshinor named How Do You Live, it isn't based on the book. It is, however, a semi-autobiographical account of the experiences ...