The boy and the heron / original story, screenplay and directed by Hayao Miyazaki ; Studio Ghibli presents ; a Studio Ghibli production ; produced by Toshio Suzuki.

Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- (film director,, screenwriter.). Suzuki, Toshio, 1948- (film producer.). Hisaishi, Jō, 1950- (composer (expression)). Yonezu, Kenshi, (composer,, lyricist,, performer.). Santoki, Soma, 2005- (voice actor.). Kimura, Takuya, 1972- (voice actor.). Suda, Masaki, 1993- (voice actor.). Kunimura, Jun, (voice actor.). Kimura, Yoshino, 1976- (voice actor.). Kobayashi, Kaoru, 1951- (voice actor.). Aimyon, 1995- (voice actor.). Hino, Shōhei, 1949- (voice actor.). Shibasaki, Kō, (voice actor.). Padovan, Luca, 2003- (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.). Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha, (presenter,, production company.). Shout! Factory (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 Blu-ray videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc (124 min) + 1 booklet (11 pages ; 15 cm)
Edition: [Blu-ry + DVD Combo Pack]
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2023. Wide screen (1.85:1). 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Joe Hisaishi ; theme song "Spinning Globe" by Kenshi Yonezu ; cinematography, Atsushi Okui.
Participant or Performer Note:	Japanese voices: Soma Santoki, Takuya Kimura, Masaki Suda, Jun Kunimura, Yoshino Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Aimyon, Shōhei Hino, Ko Shibasaki. 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; for some violent content, smoking, and bloody images ; Canadian Home Video rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1; described video. 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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Home use only.
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).