Studio Ghibli's The Boy and The Heron is flying home this September

This Autumn, “The Boy and The Heron“, the biggest Studio Ghibli film ever in the UK, will receive its Home Entertainment release, with the film being available to rent and buy on digital from 16th September, on 4K UHD, limited HMV exclusive UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from 23rd September, and with a limited edition 4K UHD Steelbook available from 7th October. All 4K UHD sets will include a copy on Blu-ray.

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.

As part of the release, Elysian are proud to partner with HMV for an exclusive limited edition 4k UHD + Blu-ray with 5 exclusive artcards, pictured below.

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 the Galaxy), 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.