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Product Description: From the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) comes a critically-acclaimed fantasy adventure. After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself. Featuring the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh.

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Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Starring: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Anime

Runtime: 124 min

Rating: PG-13

Language: Japanese

Studio: Shout! Factory

Home Video Release Date: July 9, 2024

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• Blu-ray + DVD

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• 4K + Blu-ray

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• Amazon Prime Video

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VIDEO

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DVD

• Codec: MPEG-2
• Resolution: 480i
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Encoding Format: 16:9
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

Blu-ray

• Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
• Resolution: 1080p
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

• Codec: HEVC / H.265
• Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
• Region: Region A/1

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Dubbed:

• DVD: English, Spanish
• Blu-ray: English, Spanish
• 4K Ultra HD: English, Spanish

Audio Formats:

• DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
• 4K Ultra HD: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby TrueHD 7.1

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DVD: English, English SDH, Spanish, French

Blu-ray: English SDH, English, Spanish, French

4K Ultra HD: English SDH, English, Spanish, French

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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• 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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