Studio Ghibli's Oscar-winning The Boy and the Heron, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, now has a home entertainment release date, promising new interviews, featurettes and more. More content from GKIDS and Shout! Movie studio.
According to a press release, Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron will be released digitally in 4K on June 25 through distributor GKIDS. It will be followed on July 9 with a 4K UHD+ Blu-ray physical release, a Blu-ray+DVD release, and a limited edition steelbook featuring 4K UHD+ Blu-ray, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos . Scream! Studios oversees the distribution of home entertainment versions. It continues its partnership with GKIDS, having worked together to release the hit film The First Slam Dunk. The Boy and the Heron marks the first Studio Ghibli film to be released in 4K UHD, with all versions dubbed into both English and Japanese. Readers can find images of the releases, pre-order information, and other features below.
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The Boy and the Heron home entertainment release can be pre-ordered via GKIDS and Shout Factory, while the digital version can be pre-ordered from Apple, Amazon (4K steelbook edition, 4K standard, Blu-ray + DVD version) and Vudu/Fandango at home. Special features include feature-length storyboards, an interview with Golden Globe-nominated composer Joe Hisaishi, and an interview and drawing montage with the award-winning supervising animator Annie Takeshi Honda, as well as The Boy and the Heron theme song “Spinning Globe” by Kenshi Yonezu, teaser and trailer.
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GKIDS provides the following description of Studio Ghibli's latest title: “THE BOY AND THE HERON follows young Mahito, who, after losing his mother during the war in a hospital fire, moves to the family estate I live in a rural area. There, a series of mysterious events leads him to an ancient and secluded tower, inhabited by a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower and enters a fantasy world shared by the living and the dead as he embarks on a journey. On an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must discover the secrets of this world and the truth about himself.”
The boy and the heron
A young boy named Mahito longs for his mother to venture into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death ends and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
Release date December 8, 2023
Cast Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Takuya Kimura, Aimyon
Running time 2 hours 4 minutes
Production company Studio Ghibli, Toho Company
Source: Press release
