The Boy and The Heron released on UHD/Blu-ray + Merch giveaway
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Today sees the home media release of The Boy and The Heron, the biggest Studio Ghibli film ever in the UK. The film is now available to rent/buy on digital and on 4K UHD, limited HMV exclusive UHD, Blu-ray and DVD, with a limited edition 4K UHD Steelbook available from 7th October. All 4K UHD sets will include a copy on Blu-ray.
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To celebrate the release Skwigly and Elysian are giving away an exclusive merch bundle (details of how to participate are below) featuring:
- Stackable Warawa figurines
- Roly poly Heron + Warawara
- Theatrical Quad
- 1 x UHD/Blu-ray copy (pictured above)
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 Boy and The Heron is 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.
As part of the release, Elysian have partnered with HMV for an exclusive limited edition 4k UHD + Blu-ray with 5 exclusive artcards, pictured below.
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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 beautiful, hand-drawn, original story was written and directed by Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki, 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 dubbed version of the film features the voices of Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari, Amsterdam, The Pale Blue Eye), Dave Bautista (Dune, Guardians of theGalaxy), Gemma Chan (The Creator, Eternals, Crazy Rich Asians), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate, The Florida Project), Karen Fukuhara (The Boys, Suicide Squad), Mark Hamill (The Machine, House of Usher), Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Tenet, upcoming Mickey 17), and Florence Pugh (Oppenheimer, Black Widow, Little Women). 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.
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
To be in with a chance of winning the merch bundle visit follow Skwigly on Instagram, like/share the below post and tag a friend in the comments!
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The Boy and The Heron is available to rent and buy on digital now, on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD from 23rd September; and with a limited edition Steelbook available from 7th October.