| Title Statement |
The boy and the heron (DVD & Blu-ray) (2023) / original story, screenplay and directed by Hayao Miyazaki ; Studio Ghibli presents ; a Studio Ghibli production ; produced by Toshio Suzuki.
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| Edition Statement |
[Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack]
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| Country of Producing Entity |
Japan
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, 2024.
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| Physical Description |
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| General Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.
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| General Note |
Special 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.
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| General Note |
Wide screen (1.85:1).
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| Creation/Production Credits Note |
Music by Joe Hisaishi ; theme song "Spinning Globe" by Kenshi Yonezu ; cinematography, Atsushi Okui.
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| Participant or Performer Note |
Voices: Luca Padovan, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, Dan Stevens.
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| Summary, Etc. |
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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| Target Audience Note |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violent content, smoking, and bloody images ; Canadian Home Video rating: PG.
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| System Details Note |
Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (1.85:1); DTS-HD MA 7.1 (Japanese, English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (Spanish), AD Dolby Digital 5.1 (English); requires Blu-ray player.
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| System Details Note |
DVD; region 1; wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1; described video.
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| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note |
Home use only.
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| Language note |
Japanese, English or Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video. (Languages taken from disc menu).
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
DVD.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Blu-ray.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Imaginary places Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mothers Death Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Stepmothers Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Moving, Household Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Gray heron Drama.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Action and adventure films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Animated films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fantasy films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical films.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Stevens, Dan, 1982- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Bale, Christian, 1974- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- film director, screenwriter.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Suzuki, Toshio, 1948 August 19- film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Chan, Gemma, 1982- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Pattinson, Robert, 1986- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Dafoe, Willem, voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Hamill, Mark, voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Revolori, Tony, 1996- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Bautista, David, 1969- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Pugh, Florence, 1996- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Athie, Mamoudou, 1998- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Fukuhara, Karen, 1992- voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Padovan, Luca, voice actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Yonezu, Kenshi, composer, lyricist, performer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Hisaishi, Jo, 1950- composer (expression)
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Shout! Factory (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha, presenter, production company.
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