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Boy and the Heron (The) AKA Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka (Blu-ray) (2023)
In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Feature-Length Storyboards (123:53)
Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi (10:21)
Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki (4:43)
Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda (19:40)
"Drawing with Takeshi Honda" featurette (27:16)
"Spinning Globe" Music Video (5:13)
Teasers & Trailers (8:37)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English, English HoH, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
English Audio Descriptive Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Feature-Length Storyboards audio is available in Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese, English, Spanish, and English audio descriptive, with optional English, French, and Spanish, subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Feature-Length Storyboards
Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi (10:21)
Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki (4:43)
Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda (19:40)
"Drawing with Takeshi Honda" featurette (27:16)
"Spinning Globe" Music Video (5:13)
Teasers & Trailers (8:37)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English, English HoH, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
English Audio Descriptive Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Feature-Length Storyboards audio is available in Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese, English, Spanish, and English audio descriptive, with optional English, French, and Spanish, subtitles.
Interviews and featurette are in Japanese, with optional English subtitles. -
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Extras:Interactive Script feature
Feature-Length Storyboards (123:51)
"Spinning Globe" Music Video (5:14)
Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi (10:22)
Trailers (with Play All)
- US Trailer (2:03)
- French Trailer (1:35)
- German Trailer (1:35)
- Spanish Trailer (1:35)
- Korean Trailer (0:37)
- Taiwan Trailer (1:33)
Social Media Promotion Short Movies (with Play All) (2:39)
- Takeshi Honda (0:45)
- Akihiko Yamashita (0:38)
- Takayuki Hamada (0:37)
- Toshiyuki Inoue (0:40)
Bonus promo for Ghibli Park (5:17) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, English, French, Japanese, Japanese HoH, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Japanese LPCM 2.0 stereo
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Audio Descriptive Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Digipak
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Interactive Script feature
Feature-Length Storyboards (123:51)
"Spinning Globe" Music Video (5:14)
Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi (10:22)
Trailers (with Play All)
- US Trailer (2:03)
- French Trailer (1:35)
- German Trailer (1:35)
- Spanish Trailer (1:35)
- Korean Trailer (0:37)
- Taiwan Trailer (1:33)
Social Media Promotion Short Movies (with Play All) (2:39)
- Takeshi Honda (0:45)
- Akihiko Yamashita (0:38)
- Takayuki Hamada (0:37)
- Toshiyuki Inoue (0:40)
Bonus promo for Ghibli Park (5:17)
DISC TWO
"Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron: The Road to The Boy and the Heron" documentary (120:02)
"Professional Work Style: 2399 days of Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki" documentary (78:03) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, English, French, Japanese, Japanese HoH, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Japanese LPCM 2.0 stereo
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Audio Descriptive Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 20 page booklet.
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Extras:Feature-Length Storyboards (123:51)
Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi (10:20)
Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki (4:42)
Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda (19:38)
"Drawing with Takeshi Honda" featurette (27:15)
"Spinning Globe" Music Video (5:12)
"Working with Hayao Miyazaki by Takeshi Honda" featurette (10:05)
Japanese Trailer (1:29)
French Trailer (1:29) -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Steelbook
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UPC Number:3700301061980
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Amazon France
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4013575726912
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Extras:Feature-Length Storyboards (124:15)
Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi (10:21)
Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki (4:43)
Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda (19:39)
"Drawing with Takeshi Honda" featurette (27:16)
"Spinning Globe" Music Video (5:12)
German Trailer (1:28)
Bonus Trailers
- Ponyo (2:18)
- Arrietty (1:56)
- From Up on Poppy Hill (2:27)
- The Wind Rises (2:19)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Digipak
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UPC Number:4013575726943
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Extras:Feature-Length Storyboards
Interview with Composer Joe Hisaishi (10:21)
Interview with Producer Toshio Suzuki (4:43)
Interview with Supervising Animator Takeshi Honda (19:40)
"Drawing with Takeshi Honda" featurette (27:16)
"Spinning Globe" Music Video (5:13)
Teasers & Trailers (4:12) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
English Audio Descriptive Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The Japanese Special Edition release has 7.1 audio and some exclusive extras.
The French release has all the main extras from the US/Canada/Germany/UK releases and adds an exclusive featurette, but only has 5.1 audio. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Shout! Studios - No cuts (123:56)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Shout! Studios - No cuts (123:56)
- Blu-ray ALL Japan- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment - No cuts (123:51).
- Blu-ray ALL Special Edition Japan- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment - No cuts (123:51).
- Blu-ray B France- Wild Side Video - No cuts (123:51).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Leonine - No cuts (124:15).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Leonine - No cuts (124:15).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Elysian - No cuts.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 15/07/24
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 24/04/25UPDATE LOG:
15/07/24: Initial entry.
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14/09/24: Added UK.
16/01/25: Added France, Germany x2.
24/04/25: Added Japan x2.
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