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The Boy and the Heron [videorecording] / Studio Ghibli presents ; a Studio Ghibli production ; produced by Toshio Suzuki ; original story, screenplay and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- (film director,, screenwriter.). Suzuki, Toshio, 1948- (film producer.). Padovan, Luca, (voice actor.). Bale, Christian, 1974- (voice actor.). Bautista, David, 1969- (voice actor.). Chan, Gemma, 1982- (voice actor.). Dafoe, Willem, (voice actor.). Fukuhara, Karen, 1992- (voice actor.). Hamill, Mark, (voice actor.). Pattinson, Robert, 1986- (voice actor.). Pugh, Florence, 1996- (voice actor.). Athie, Mamoudou, 1998- (voice actor.). Revolori, Tony, 1996- (voice actor.). Stevens, Dan, 1982- (voice actor.). Shout! Factory (Firm), (publisher.). Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha, (presenter,, production company.).

Summary:

Yearning for his mother, a young boy named Mahito ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semiautobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 2 videodiscs (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: [Blu-ray/DVD combo]
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, [2024]
Copyright: ©2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Blu-ray/DVD combo pack Originally released as a motion picture in 2023. 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. Wide screen (1.85:1).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Hayao Miyazaki. Music by Joe Hisaishi.
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.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:	Blu-ray; requires Blu-Ray player DVD; region 1; wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1; described video.
Language Note:	Dialogue in English, Japanese or Spanish; subtitles in English, French or Spanish; described video. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.