The boy and the heron / Studio Ghibli presents ; a Studio Ghibli production ; produced by Toshio Suzuki ; original story, screenplay and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Publisher:
Shout! Factory,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm)
English voice cast: Luca Padovan, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, Dan Stevens. Originally released as a motion picture in 2023. Wide screen (1.85:1). Bonus features: 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.
Summary:
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.
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