Wednesday 15 May 2013

Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Releases on 21st May

Studio Ghibli is planning on helping you kick off your summer with a bang! On May 21st, they will be releasing two of their biggest films on Blu-ray: Howl's Moving Castle and the 25th anniversary edition of My Neighbor Totoro.  Both films are incredibly special, and are packed with awesome extras.


Howl's Moving Castle synopsis: When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.

Special Features:
  • Behind the Microphone
  • Interview with Pixar Animation Studios Director Pete Doctor
  • Hello Mr. Lasseter: Hayao Miyazaki Visits Pixar Animation Studios
  • Original Japanese Storyboards
  • Original Japanese TV Spots and Trailers


My Neighbor Totoro synopsis: When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.

Special Features:
  • Behind the Microphone
  • Behind the Studio
    • Creating My Neighbor Totoro
    • Creating the Characters
    • The Totoro Experience
    • Producer's Perspective: Creating Ghibli
    • The Locations of Totoro
    • Scoring Miyazaki
  • Original Japanese Storyboards
  • Original Japanese Trailer 

Personally, I have been waiting for Walt Disney Home Entertainment to distribute the bulk of Studio Ghibli's masterpieces for what feels like an eternity. So I, for one, am incredibly excited to add these to my collection on 21st May.

Special features info via Blu-ray.com (here and here). Synopsis' via IMDb.

6 comments:

  1. Disney doesn't distribute them here (Australia) but I think ours will be the same. I think there's about 8 of their films out on Blu Ray so I'm planning on getting those and hopefully these (if they're released at the same time).

    Very talented studio.

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  2. God damn, that's going to be a costly day for you then! Yeah, I was only recently introduced to their films, but I haven't seen a bad one yet!

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  3. Munir Abedrabbo16 May 2013 at 23:18

    Eagerly awaiting these films. Both are classics!

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  4. Really can't wait for these. After exams I think I need to splurge out a little and buy Ghibli Blus!

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  5. I need to try and scrounge free copies off Disney, haha!

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  6. Ditto! Oh my, just imagine how much upgrading an entire Disney collection to BD would cost!

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