Studio Ghibli’s The Boy And The Heron Home Entertainment News
Elysian Film Group have announced Studio Ghibli’s The Boy And The Heron Set for a September Home Entertainment release on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and to rent.
UK and Irish fans need not wait much longer, with the film available to own, after having grossed over £5m at the UK box office, and winning a host of awards, including the Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature. The Home Ent release will be the first ever Studio Ghibli title to be released on 4k UHD, with its limited EST and VOD release also marking the first time a Studio Ghibli title has ever been available to own digitally.
The Boy and The Heron became the first Studio Ghibli film to have an IMAX release, a major first for the celebrated animation studio. The critically-acclaimed film was the first new work from Hayao Miyazaki in ten years, following his 2013 feature, The Wind Rises, and was a decade in the making. The film features a musical score from Miyazaki’s long-time collaborator Joe Hisaishi. The theme song for the film “Spinning Globe” was written and performed by global J-pop superstar Kenshi Yonezu.
The English language cast includes the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, and Florence Pugh. Luca Padovan plays Mahito Maki, and Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, and Dan Stevens are featured as the Parakeets. Both OV Japanese and English dubbed versions will be included in the Home Entertainment release.
Check out the official UK Trailer…
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A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.
A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
Additional Special Features on the Blu-ray and DVD include:
Blu Ray:
- Feature-Length Storyboards
- Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi
- Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki
- Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda
- Drawing with Takeshi Honda
- “Spinning Globe” Music Video
- Teasers & Trailers
DVD:
- Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki
- “Spinning Globe” Music Video
- Teasers & Trailers
The Boy And The Heron will be available to rent and buy on digital from 16th September, on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD from 23rd September, and with a limited edition Steelbook available from 7th October.
