STUDIO GHIBLI GETS FIRST-EVER 4K UHD BLU-RAY RELEASE DATE WITH THE BOY AND THE HERON
Studio Ghibli's Academy Award-winning The Boy and the Heron, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, has now received its home entertainment release date, promising new interviews, featurettes and more from GKIDS and Shout! Studios.
Via a press release, Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron drops digitally in 4K on June 25 via distributor GKIDS. This will be followed on July 9 by a physical 4K UHD + Blu-ray release, Blu-ray + DVD release, and limited-edition steelbook featuring 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Shout! Studios oversees the distribution of the home entertainment versions. It continues its partnership with GKIDS, having worked together on the physical release of the popular The First Slam Dunk film. The Boy and the Heron marks the first-ever Studio Ghibli film to be released in 4K UHD, with all versions shipping with both English and Japanese dubbed voices. Readers can find the images of the releases, preorder information and further features below.
Studio Ghibli Releases The Boy and the Heron Images for Use "Within the Scope of Common Sense"
Studio Ghibli unveils a fresh round of free-to-use images featuring Mahito Maki, the star of its latest animated hit, The Boy and the Heron.The Boy and the Heron's home entertainment release can be pre-ordered via GKIDS and Shout Factory, while digital versions can be pre-ordered from Apple, Amazon (4K steelbook version, 4K standard version, 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 featurette with Annie Award-winning supervising animator Takeshi Honda, as well as The Boy and the Heron's theme song "Spinning Globe" by Kenshi Yonezu, teasers and trailers.
Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron Has Been a Massive Financial and Critical Success
Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron is among the highest-grossing Japanese titles of all time, and the number #2 among all Ghibli titles domestically to date. Its recent premiere in China marked the fastest Ghibli release in the region, taking its prior ~$170 million to nearly $300 million worldwide in just a few weeks despite its notable lack of any prior promotion, demonstrating the studio and its latest film's massive popularity worldwide.
Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron Oscar Statue Gets Limited-Time Public Display
Studio Ghibli shares the Oscar joy with fans by publicly displaying The Boy and the Heron's statue from the Academy Awards for a limited time.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 his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantasÆcal world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world and the truth about himself."
The Boy and the Heron
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 from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
Source: Press release
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