Post by: dfmorgan on October 09, 2010, 09:44:32 PM
HMV and Play are both listing Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with an 18th Oct. 2010 release date - HMV price £16.99 (http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=84771), Play price £14.99 (http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/16150672/Nausicaa-Of-The-Valley-Of-The-Wind/Product.html) whilst amazon UK are on alert me (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nausicaa-Valley-Wind-Blu-ray/dp/B002VD5SB0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1286652261&sr=8-1)
My order with Play has been entered ;D
Dave
Post by: dfmorgan on October 19, 2010, 09:16:44 PM
MOVIE / DVD INFO:
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Title: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Original Title: Kaze no tani no Naushika
Year: 1984
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Rating: PG
Length: 117 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: PCM: Mono, Japanese: PCM: Mono, Commentary: PCM: Mono
Subtitles: English, Commentary
Stars:
Sumi Shimamoto
Mahito Tsujimura
Hisako Kyoda
Goro Naya
Ichiro Nagai
Plot:
For his second animated feature as director, Hayao Miyazaki adapted his own best-selling manga to make this epic masterpiece. A huge success when released in Japan back in 1984. NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND helped launch Studio Ghibli, and bears all the hallmarks of Miyazaki's later successes: fantastical worlds, great characters and stunning animation.
A thousand years after a great war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind is one of the only areas which remains populated. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley are engaged in a constant struggle with powerful insects called ohmu, who guard a poisonous jungle that is spreading across the Earth. Nausicaä and her brave companions, together with the people of the Valley, strive to restore the bond between humanity and earth.
Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Interviews
Storyboard Comparisons
My Thoughts:
Gorgeous. I didn't get a chance to do any comparison with my R1 DVD but everything seemed clearer with a greater depth of colour. Audio has been changed with this Blu-ray edition from Dolby Digital to LPCM but still mono, no remixing to surround. Optimum have supplied only the Japanese print, maybe that was all that was available in high definition, so there were no English or Disney credits but the English Voices were from the original Disney release.
Original DVD review is here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg113753.html#msg113753)
ETA original DVD review link
Post by: dfmorgan on January 06, 2011, 02:00:37 PM
8th. March 2011 is also the day that Disney finally get to release Studio Ghibli's 2006 Tales from Earthsea DVD in the US, now that the rights to everything Earthsea have lapsed from The Sci-Fi Channel.
Post by: dfmorgan on March 22, 2011, 10:56:41 PM
Post by: dfmorgan on May 13, 2011, 09:39:53 PM
Also the Blu release of Whisper of the Heart (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1238) is set for 20th July 2011 in Japan so that ought to be out in UK later in the year and possibly also in US. So far the UK Blu's of the back catalogue have been about 5 or 6 months after the Japan release with the US release a further few months.
Post by: dfmorgan on May 13, 2011, 11:09:05 PM
The Blu and DVD release of The Borrower Arrietty (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1237) is scheduled for 6th June 2011 in Japan, hopefully the UK/EU/US releases won't be far behind.
Darn just read that the UK cinema release is this July and that the US cinema release isn't until February 2012 therefore my hoped for early release is probably not to be.
Post by: dfmorgan on May 14, 2011, 04:43:37 PM
MOVIE / DVD INFO:
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Title: Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Original Title: Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta
Year: 1986
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Rating: PG
Length: 125 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: PCM: 5.1, Japanese: PCM: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English
Stars:
Keiko Yokozawa
Mayumi Tanaka
Kotoe Hatsui
Nou Terada
Fujio Tokita
Plot:
Orphan Pazu's life is changed when one day the beautiful Sheeta literally falls out of the sky. Round her neck she wears a glowing crystal, a relic of the mighty Levitation Stones that once kept ancient cities floating in the air. Caught up in a race between sky pirates and sinister government agents, Pazu and Sheeta go in search of Laputa, the last of the fabled castles in the sky.
Hayao Miyazaki's homage to Jules Verne and Jonathan Swift, Castle in the Sky was the first feature film from the now legendary Studio Ghibli. Combining the Japanese master director's twin obsessions of eco-thriller and aerial escapades, it crashes a treasure hunt into a fight against evil for an unforgettable adventure.
Featuring the voices of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek and Mark Hamill.
Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Storyboard Comparisons
Textless Opening and Ending Credits
My Thoughts:
The 3rd Ghibli Blu-ray release and the 2nd gorgeous upgrade. This time the presentation from Optimum Releasing is better as there are both the Japanese and English versions of the credits depending upon the language chosen.
Original DVD review is here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg115145.html#msg115145)
Post by: Achim on May 15, 2011, 03:53:53 AM
Post by: dfmorgan on May 15, 2011, 09:10:55 PM
Unfortunately the UKBlu-ray releases are region locked :( So, I gotta hope Disney won't take their time too much and release them at a better pace than they have so far in the future.
Yes sorry that is a downside of Optimum Releasing. I will admit to surprise that Optimum/Madman are getting them before Disney unless it is because the US is region A like Japan and maybe Studio Ghibli's Japan distributors thought that the US releases would filter back too quickly to Japan.
I've now ordered The Borrower Arrietty and Whisper of the Heart from CDJapan (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/) although they are a tad expensive. Apparently they are region free and I'm tempted to get them early and, if these turn out OK, I may even get the future ones early from Japan as well.
Post by: dfmorgan on May 15, 2011, 09:26:15 PM
MOVIE / DVD INFO:
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Title: My Neighbours The Yamadas
Original Title: Houhokekyo tonari no Yamada-kun
Year: 1999
Director: Isao Takahata
Rating: PG
Length: 104 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1
Subtitles: English
Stars:
Yukiji Asaoka
Toru Masuoka
Masako Araki
Hayato Isohata
Naomi Uno
Plot:
A stylistic departure for Studio Ghibli, with writer-director Isao Takahata using digital production to create the feel of a moving watercolour sketch, My Neighbours The Yamadas follows the exploits of the Yamada family. Takahata charts the day-to-day life of husband and wife Takashi and Matsuko who, along with their two children, their dog, and Matsuko's live-in mother, navigate the pitfalls of modern life to often comic effect.
Featuring the voices of Jim Belushi, David Ogden Stiers and Molly Shannon, My Neighbours the Yamadas is a one-of-a-kind comic treat.
Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Full-length storyboard version of the film
My Thoughts:
As I said in my review of the DVD a weird film which takes some getting used to and because the colouring used is based on pastel shades with the drawings based on comic strips the upgrade to Blu-ray doesn't pop as much as Laputa: Castle in the Air. Still looks good though but maybe not an essential upgrade, also the only credits again are the Japanese ones.
Original DVD review is here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg121809.html#msg121809)
Post by: Achim on May 16, 2011, 06:12:48 AM
I've now ordered The Borrower Arrietty and Whisper of the Heart from CDJapan (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/) although they are a tad expensive. Apparently they are region free and I'm tempted to get them early and, if these turn out OK, I may even get the future ones early from Japan as well.But the Japan releases usually don't have English subtitles :( So there goes that idea... Maybe Hong Kong has some, I might have to check there, but then the quality might not be up to par with Optimum or Disney...
Post by: dfmorgan on May 16, 2011, 11:42:30 AM
I've now ordered The Borrower Arrietty and Whisper of the Heart from CDJapan (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/) although they are a tad expensive. Apparently they are region free and I'm tempted to get them early and, if these turn out OK, I may even get the future ones early from Japan as well.But the Japan releases usually don't have English subtitles :( So there goes that idea... Maybe Hong Kong has some, I might have to check there, but then the quality might not be up to par with Optimum or Disney...
Sorry I should have said these apparently do have English subs, according to CDJapan all the Ghibli Blu's so far have English subs:-
Ponyo (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1076)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1110) apparently also has English audio
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1189)
My Neighbours The Yamadas (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1190)
The Borrower Arrietty (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1237)
Whisper of the Heart (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1238)
ETCorrect quoting
Post by: dfmorgan on July 29, 2011, 08:34:21 PM
MOVIE / DVD INFO:
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Title: Karigurashi no Arietti
Year: 2010
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Rating:
Length: 94 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese: PCM: 2-Channel Stereo, Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: DTS: 5.1, Cantonese: DTS: 5.1, Mandarin: DTS: 5.1, Korean: DTS: 5.1
Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean
Stars:
Mirai Shida
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Shinobu Ohtake
Keiko Takeshita
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Plot:
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Interviews
Storyboard Comparisons
My Thoughts:
Another wonderful Studio Ghibli film in which Hayao Miyazaki wrote the screenplay based on Mary Norton's book The Borrowers. Although I have not read the books I had previously seen both the BBC TV series version and the John Goodman/Jim Broadbent film version and the tale told here is closer to the TV version and, from my understanding in reviews, the book rather than the film. Arriety and her family of little people live in harmony with the Human Beans, borrowing items that they need for day-to-day life. This all changes when a young boy joins the household and discovers Arriety.
As with other non Miyazaki films from Studio Ghibli the detailing of the backgrounds is still good but lacks the movement of the grass, trees and clouds that Mr. Miyazaki manages to create. However because of the inherent size of the main characters the insects and similar lifeforms are excellently detailed. The music for this film is supplied a Celtic harpist Cécile Corbel who fuses the Celtic and Japanese styles.
A wonderful 4 from me
Post by: dfmorgan on July 31, 2011, 08:16:30 PM
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Stars:
Youko Honna as Shizuku Tsukishima (Voice)
Kazuo Takahashi as Seiji Amasawa (Voice)
Takashi Tachibana as Yasunari Tsukishima, Shizuku's father (Voice)
Shigeru Muroi as Asako Tsukishima, Shizuku's mother (Voice)
Yorie Yamashita as Shiho Tsukishima, Shizuku's older sister (Voice)
Plot:
From the creators of the Academy Award®- winning Spirited Away (Best Animated Feature Film, 2002) comes a tale based on the screenplay from the legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki.
During summer vacation, a schoolgirl named Shizuku, who longs to discover her true talents, observes an ordinary-looking cat riding by himself on the train. Intrigued, she decides to follow him. This chance encounter leads her to the mysterious Seiji, a boy who is determined to follow his dreams, and The Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers in her heart. Soon, Shizuku's exciting adventures carry her far beyond the boundaries of her imagination.
Extras:
My Thoughts:
Sorry to repeat but another wonderful upgrade. I hadn't noticed it before but there was a framing error with the end titles on the R1 DVD in which a little bit of follow up action on a bridge wasn't clearly shown. That problem does not exist in this copy. I quite like the case that these Japanese Studio Ghibli Collection Blu-rays come in and if it wasn't for the price I would be sorely tempted to replace my existing UK Optimum Blu-rays.
Original DVD review is here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg120224.html#msg120224)
Post by: dfmorgan on August 19, 2011, 10:33:37 PM
Tales From Earthsea (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1289)
Howl's Moving Castle (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1288)
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VWBS-1290) - reissue to match the boxes of the others in the Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Collection
All three apparently contain English subtitles and are region free.
Post by: dfmorgan on July 01, 2012, 10:52:42 PM
Arietty and The Whisper of the Heart both got UK Blu-ray releases on the 9th January 2012.
Tales from Earthsea and Howl's Moving Castle received their UK Blu-ray releases this past Monday the 25th June 2012. Copies owned and reviews to come.
The latest Studio Ghibli film in Japan, From Up on Poppy Hill (Kokurikozaka kara) a Goro Miyazaki film, received its Japanese Blu-ray release on the 20th June 2012 and a copy is on its way to me.
The next titles to get the Blu-ray treatment in Japan are Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbour Totoro with their release on 18th July 2012 and I have an order placed for My Neighbour Totoro. I did toy with the idea of buying Grave of the Fireflies as well as there is a limited edition box containing both these titles but decided to save my pennies.
Again these latest Japanese releases are reported to be region free and contain English subtitles.
Post by: dfmorgan on July 08, 2012, 08:37:41 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201820136.4f.jpg) | Howl's Moving Castle (2004/Japan)
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Stars:
Chieko Baisho as Sophie
Takya Kimura as Howl
Akihiro Miwa as Witch of the Waste
Tatsuya Gashuin as Calcifer
Ryunosuke Kamiki as Markl
Plot:
From the creators of SPIRITED AWAY and PONYO and available for the first time on Blu-ray in stunning high-definition comes the masterpiece HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE.
Directed by the Oscar®-winning Hayao Miyazaki, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE is set in the magical world of wizardy and spells. Follow the adventures of Sophie and her incredible odyssey to lift a witch's curse, whilst being swept off her feet by the handsome and mysterious wizard Howl who offers Sophie refuge in his magical moving castle.
Based on the popular book by British author Diana Wynne Jones. The English language version features the voices of Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hutcherson and Billy Crystal.
Extras:
- Scene Access
- Feature Trailers
- Bonus Trailers
- Featurettes
- Interviews
- Storyboard Comparisons
My Thoughts:
My original review of the R1 DVD is here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg123516.html#msg123516).
Even more wonderful and gorgeous now in high definition. The whole film popped for me with colour depth and brilliance and with the sound seeming to have an extra dimension even though it was only down mixed DTS from my PS3.
Rating: Still a 5 from me
I must look into upgrading my audio setup sooner rather than later
edited for a typo
Post by: dfmorgan on July 08, 2012, 08:50:49 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201820143.4f.jpg) | Tales From Earthsea (2006/Japan)
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Stars:
Junichi Okada as Arren
Aoi Teshima as Therru
Yuko Tanaka as Cob
Teruyuki Kagawa as Hare
Jun Fubuki as Tenar
Plot:
Goro Miyazaki's debut feature as director, TALES FROM EARTHSEA is an epic adventure, adapted from the much-loved series of novels by Ursula K. Le Guin.
It tells the story of Ged (voiced in English by Timothy Dalton), the most powerful wizard in Earthsea, and his attempts to protect Prince Arren (Matt Levin) from the evil machinations of rival wizard Cob (Willem Dafoe). Together with Therru, a young girl he rescued from slave takers,Arren must unite with Ged to defeat Cob and return balance to their world.
Beautifully animated, TALES FROM EARTHSEA will enchant viewers of all ages and once again shows Studio Ghibli at the height of its powers.
Extras:
- Scene Access
- Feature Trailers
- Bonus Trailers
- Featurettes
- Interviews
- Storyboard Comparisons
My Thoughts:
My original review of the R2 DVD is here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg123907.html#msg123907)
Another worthy transfer but a little less of a pop with this but the upgrade to Blu-ray doesn't warrent a change to my rating.
Rating: Still a
Post by: dfmorgan on July 29, 2012, 08:42:02 PM
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Stars:
Masami Nagasawa (Voice)
Junichi Okada (Voice)
Keiko Takeshita (Voice)
Rumi Hiiragi (Voice)
Yuriko Ishida (Voice)
Plot:
In 1963 in Yokohama, Umi is a 16 year old high school girl and lives in a house located on a hill overlooking the harbour. Every morning she raises a signal flag which is "a pray for everybody to get a safe trip" as her father died on his ship during the Korean war. Meanwhile the entire nation is going through a transformation to ready itself for the approaching Tokyo Olympic Games, and old buildings are being destroyed for new ones. The old crumbling Culture Club "Quartier Latin" building inside Umi's high school is also about to be swept over by the transformation. Shun is one of student leaders trying to protect the beloved building and they garner enthusiastic support from students. Then as Umi suggests, they begin their opposition by cleaning up the place. But this "clean up" will go further than they think...
Extras:
- Scene Access
- Feature Trailers
- Bonus Trailers
- Featurettes
- Gallery
- Music Videos
- Interviews
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Picture-in-picture
- Bonus Disc. Map.
My Thoughts:
A gentle romance film. Set in 1963 Umi lives in Yokohama but everywhere is getting ready for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Part of this preparation is the replacement of old and decrepit buildings with new up-to-date facilities. One of the buildings marked for demolition is the the Student Room at Umi's high school. A group of student leaders are trying to get the building saved and Umi gets involved with the activities after Shun, one of the student leaders, gets photographed with her. They progress trying to save the building and also start a budding romance. However the romance is halted with a twist in the relationship.
Rating: I enjoyed this romance and give it a
Post by: dfmorgan on July 29, 2012, 09:00:45 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241713551.17f.jpg) | Tonari no Totoro (1988/Japan)
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Stars:
Noriko Hidaka as Satsuki Kusakabe (Voice)
Chika Sakamoto as Mei Kusakabe (Voice)
Hitoshi Takagi as Totoro (Voice)
Shigesato Itoi as Tatsuo (Satsuki & Mei's Father) (Voice)
Sumi Shimamoto as Yasuko (Satsuki & Mei's Mother) (Voice)
Plot:
Critically acclaimed as one of the most delightful and charming family films ever, My Neighbor Totoro is a stunning animated treat full of magical adventure from Hayao Miyazaki.
Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight, they discover that their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit called Totoro-who can be seen only through the eyes of a child. Totoro introduces them to extraordinary characters-including a cat that doubles as a bus!-and takes them on an incredible journey.
Extras:
- Scene Access
- Feature Trailers
- Bonus Trailers
- Featurettes
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Picture-in-picture
My Thoughts:
My original review of the R1 DVD is here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg116188.html#msg116188).
Still a truly marvellous film and this Blu-ray edition enhances it with some added depth and colourings from the added resolution.
Rating: Still a double
Post by: dfmorgan on August 10, 2012, 08:33:37 PM
The next Japanese Blu-rays will be Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyubin) and Only Yesterday (Omohide Poro poro) on 5th. December 2012, again these are listed as region free with English subtitles.
Post by: Achim on August 11, 2012, 03:48:39 AM
How is the quality and pricing of those UK releases?
Post by: dfmorgan on August 11, 2012, 07:59:27 PM
How is the quality and pricing of those UK releases?
The quality seems to me to be very good. The newer releases are generally available as a BD/DVD combo and upon release generally priced around £16.00. Maybe for you though one sticking point might be that the UK distributors, who were Optimum Releasing but have now become StudioCanal, have locked the Blu-rays to Region B unlike the Japanese or US releases, of course also the DVD will be Region 2 but that is less problematic.
Another odditiy is that the UK releases tend not to have English HoH subtitles unlike their Disney counterparts, this means that if you watch/listen to the dubbed version then the UK subtitles are still for the Japanese language track rather than subtitles for the English language track.
Hope this helps.
Post by: Achim on August 12, 2012, 05:32:40 AM
I would watch the films in their original Japnese version. So the subtitles should be for that! Normally reviewers complain about "dubtitles", when the subtitles are only for the English dub track and not for the original audio...
Post by: dfmorgan on August 12, 2012, 08:40:15 PM
I would watch the films in their original Japnese version. So the subtitles should be for that! Normally reviewers complain about "dubtitles", when the subtitles are only for the English dub track and not for the original audio...
I remember you saying that you did watch in original language but I'd thought I'd point out that the dubtitles were not on the UK releases anyway.
Another thought I had was that Only Yesterday, which is in the next set of Blu-ray releases in Japan, has yet to appear in America on DVD so I wouldn't be surprised if that doesn't get a US release in Blu. Reasons behind Disney's reticence to release Only Yesterday are in my review of the UK DVD here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg117324.html#msg117324).
Post by: Achim on August 13, 2012, 06:29:07 AM
I remember you saying that you did watch in original language but I'd thought I'd point out that the dubtitles were not on the UK releases anyway.So you also seem to recall that teh Disney releases have dubtitles...?
Well, I always thought that not knowing the original language dubtitles are less of an issue than if I would know it.
Post by: dfmorgan on August 13, 2012, 01:56:49 PM
I remember you saying that you did watch in original language but I'd thought I'd point out that the dubtitles were not on the UK releases anyway.So you also seem to recall that teh Disney releases have dubtitles...?
Well, I always thought that not knowing the original language dubtitles are less of an issue than if I would know it.
Sorry I probably didn't explain it properly. The Disney DVD releases usually had 2 English subtitle tracks. One was the subtitles for the Japanese language track and the other, usually listed as HoH subtitles, was for the English language tracks. It was this second HoH subtitles I was referring to as dubtitles.
Post by: Achim on August 14, 2012, 08:12:14 AM
Sorry I probably didn't explain it properly. The Disney DVD releases usually had 2 English subtitle tracks. One was the subtitles for the Japanese language track and the other, usually listed as HoH subtitles, was for the English language tracks. It was this second HoH subtitles I was referring to as dubtitles.You are quite knowledgable here :thumbup: Thanks for explaining again!
As I said, I find dubtitles less troublesome than some others, but onbviously a direct translation from the original source is preferred.
Post by: dfmorgan on October 08, 2012, 08:05:49 PM
The UK Blu-ray of My Neighbour Totoro now has a release date of 12th. November 2012. I was sure that Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray had the same date but that is no longer shown.
The next Japanese Blu-rays will be Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyubin) and Only Yesterday (Omohide Poro poro) on 5th. December 2012, again these are listed as region free with English subtitles.
It now appears that StudioCanal have pulled the release of Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray and substututed it a Blu-ray release of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, still set for 12th. November. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki based on a very popular TV series in Japan.
Post by: Eommen on November 05, 2012, 12:18:09 AM
Post by: dfmorgan on November 05, 2012, 07:38:07 PM
'Grave of the Fireflies' is still on www.hmv.co.uk for 12 Nov. Someone at a Dutch site suggested it could have become a HMV 'only' release for the time being. Of course the other option is that HMV is just slow to remove the pulled title. No clue what is truth. No sign in the online shops yet for the 5 Dec. releases you mentioned.
I think that HMV just haven't pulled the tltle as they usually like to highlight their exclusives. Someone on Blu-ray.com emailed StudioCanal and they said Grave of the Fireflies wasn't on their release schedule for this year link (http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=6385712&postcount=15). The Dec 5th releases are for the next titles in Japan, the rest of the world should follow a few months or more later. Generally UK has released them about 4 months after Japan and then US a few months after that.
Post by: dfmorgan on March 10, 2013, 08:42:19 PM
Post by: Achim on March 11, 2013, 05:21:31 AM
Unfortunately the region listing on blu-ray.com is inconclusive, in that one user reported region B as o.k. and another one reported it as incompatible :stars:
Post by: dfmorgan on March 11, 2013, 10:58:47 AM
Grave of the Fireflies has been released on Blu-ray on the US.
Unfortunately the region listing on blu-ray.com is inconclusive, in that one user reported region B as o.k. and another one reported it as incompatible :stars:
Thanks for that, I spotted that you had got the US release in your big list.
Somehow or other I managed to mss it yesterday but Grave of the Fireflies has now been relisted as due in UK on 27th May 2013, the same release date as Kiki's Delivery Service.
Post by: dfmorgan on April 13, 2013, 08:35:37 PM
Post by: Eommen on July 02, 2013, 06:32:13 PM
"Kiki's delivery service" has been released yesterday (July 1). See here for amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kikis-Delivery-Service-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B00BMMHEZ4/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1372782018&sr=1-2&keywords=kiki%E2%80%99s+delivery+service), there are of course more vendors.. Same is true for "Grave of the Fireflies" (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grave-The-Fireflies-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B008LU8O8Q/ref=pd_bxgy_d_h__img_y).
It still leaves a massive mount of ghibli titles not on bluray (I mean, region B or region free with Japanese OV and at least English subtitles), at least:
Pom Poko
Porco Rosso
Only Yesterday
The Cat Returns
Mononoke Hime
Spirited Away (*)
(*) released in NL as BR but the distributor admitted soon that it was just an upscaled DVD put to a BR disk... :redcard:
Anyone has corrections on that list?
Post by: dfmorgan on July 03, 2013, 08:42:29 PM
"Kiki's delivery service" has been released yesterday (July 1). See here for amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kikis-Delivery-Service-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B00BMMHEZ4/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1372782018&sr=1-2&keywords=kiki%E2%80%99s+delivery+service), there are of course more vendors.. Same is true for "Grave of the Fireflies" (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grave-The-Fireflies-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B008LU8O8Q/ref=pd_bxgy_d_h__img_y).
Thanks I spotted that the dates had changed last month but failed to update this thread :(
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"From Up On Poppy Hill" is now listed on amazon.co.uk for release on Sept. 23, 2013. See here (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Up-Poppy-Hill-Blu-ray/dp/B00D48ZPUA/ref=sr_1_154?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1372781473&sr=1-154) .
Thanks again, I only just noticed that was getting its UK release, when doing a check check at blu-ray.com, and I was about to do an update here but you beat me to it :)
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It still leaves a massive mount of ghibli titles not on bluray (I mean, region B or region free with Japanese OV and at least English subtitles), at least:
Pom Poko
Porco Rosso
Only Yesterday
The Cat Returns
Mononoke Hime
Spirited Away (*)
(*) released in NL as BR but the distributor admitted soon that it was just an upscaled DVD put to a BR disk... :redcard:
Anyone has corrections on that list?
As I detailed earlier in this thread Only Yesterday (Omohide Poro poro) was released in Japan on 5th. December 2012 and is listed as region free with English subtitles. I was waiting to see if StudioCanal were going to release it but as nothing has appeared so far I have now ordered from Japan and my copy arrived in the UK yesterday just waiting for customs notification and clearance now, probably another week before I get my mitts on it :(
and in my post above yours Porco Rosso gets its release later this month in Japan.
With respect to the remaining titles we are in the hands of Studio Ghibli and/or their Japanese Blu-ray producers/distributors as to when they do them, hopefully sooner rather than later.
Post by: samuelrichardscott on July 03, 2013, 09:56:21 PM
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=24058
Post by: W0m6at on July 04, 2013, 02:11:59 PM
Post by: dfmorgan on July 12, 2013, 04:23:38 PM
Post by: Eommen on July 14, 2013, 10:27:13 AM
Post by: Achim on July 15, 2013, 06:07:17 AM
Anyone on the logic the distributor has for the sequence number on the sleeves? No 5 is printed both on "Kiki's..." and on "Whisper...", while the early "Totoro..."has the relatively high number of 9. Sigh...Criterion is continuing their spine numbers from DVD days, so stuff that was previously on DVD will get a low number. Maybe something similar is going on? So maybe Totoro is 9, because that is what the DVD had...?
Post by: dfmorgan on August 23, 2013, 08:39:04 PM
Anyone on the logic the distributor has for the sequence number on the sleeves? No 5 is printed both on "Kiki's..." and on "Whisper...", while the early "Totoro..."has the relatively high number of 9. Sigh...
Sorry to come back so late but this has been discussed on the blu-ray.com forums where a couple of people wrote to Optimum and StudioCanal. The answers forthcoming from them made the matter even more confusing with the 1st reply saying that they were numbered in blu-ray release order until it was pointed out that Ponyo, the 1st release, had number 17 on it (the same as the DVD). Optimum came back and stated that future copies of this and Laputa would be renumbered. A later attempt at clarification from StudioCanal intimated that they were following Studio Ghibli guidelines on the numbering. Full details in this thread (http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=166042) http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=166042. So my guess is that the logic used by the distributors is illogical.
Post by: dfmorgan on August 23, 2013, 08:45:38 PM
Both Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) and The Cat Returns (Neko no Ongaeshi) get their blu-ray releases on the 4th December 2013. Both have English subtitles and an English language track.
Post by: dfmorgan on August 31, 2013, 08:00:39 PM
Post by: Najemikon on September 01, 2013, 08:37:54 PM
Post by: dfmorgan on September 28, 2013, 07:23:03 PM
Did you hear about this? http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=38599
No I hadn't. I can't see that he will let go fully though but maybe just take more of a background role as in he has retired a couple of times already. However I do wonder if it's to do with the Japanese reaction to his latest film Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) where whilst the film fared well in the cinemas it wasn't too well received with many reviewers.
Post by: Eommen on December 31, 2013, 02:37:25 PM
As found in those threads I requested a renumbered print on the Facebook page of studio canal. Yesterday a reprint of the slipcover arrived. "Whisper of the Heart" now has number 11. Looks great as Studio Canal (Facebook: Studio Ghibli UK) really made a packaging effort to make sure the cover wasn't to be damaged during the postal trajectory.Anyone on the logic the distributor has for the sequence number on the sleeves? No 5 is printed both on "Kiki's..." and on "Whisper...", while the early "Totoro..."has the relatively high number of 9. Sigh...
Sorry to come back so late but this has been discussed on the blu-ray.com forums where a couple of people wrote to Optimum and StudioCanal. The answers forthcoming from them made the matter even more confusing with the 1st reply saying that they were numbered in blu-ray release order until it was pointed out that Ponyo, the 1st release, had number 17 on it (the same as the DVD). Optimum came back and stated that future copies of this and Laputa would be renumbered. A later attempt at clarification from StudioCanal intimated that they were following Studio Ghibli guidelines on the numbering. Full details in this thread (http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=166042) http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=166042. So my guess is that the logic used by the distributors is illogical.
Post by: dfmorgan on March 03, 2014, 04:29:45 PM
Post by: dfmorgan on March 03, 2014, 04:37:54 PM
I'm thinking one of those dates as being wrong and would expect that they should both be the 19th as that is a Monday the usual release day in the UK.
Post by: dfmorgan on March 04, 2014, 12:26:00 PM
Princess Mononoke has a UK Blu-ray release date of 19th May 2014 with The Cat Returns shown as being released on 29th May 2014.
I'm thinking one of those dates as being wrong and would expect that they should both be the 19th as that is a Monday the usual release day in the UK.
Orders placed at amazon for these and they are showing the 19th May for both titles.
Post by: dfmorgan on April 01, 2014, 08:23:20 PM
The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu) - Release Date: 18-Jun-2014
Miyazaki Hayao Complete Box/Works - Release Date: 18-Jun-2014
Description:Blu-ray box "Ghibli ga Ippai Collection" release featuring the complete theatrical anime (11 films) of director Hayao Miyazaki! Includes masterpieces from "Lupin The Castle of Cagliostro" (in HD remastered version) to "Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises)" on 11 discs. Also comes two bonus discs containing "Yuki no Taiyo" pilot film (5mn), "Akado Susu no Suke" (episodes 26,27, 41 for a total of 30mn), "On Your Mark" video clip, and Hayao Miyazaki press conference on his retirement (90mn). Discs come in digipak with illustrated jacket. Also includes booklet. As bonus of individual release are not included, transfer rate is slightly better. In some of the Blu-rays included in this Box, additional languages such as Russian and Finnish may be included, but details are not fully confirmed at this point. * "Lupin The Castle of Cagliostro" comes ONLY in Japanese.
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) - Release Date: 16-Jul-2014
Both The Wind Rises and Spirited Away have English listed amongst both the subtitles and audio.
No UK or ROW dates yet but UK are usually 3 to 4 months after Japanese release with the ROW following a few months later.
Post by: dfmorgan on May 24, 2014, 12:11:14 PM
The Wind Rises now has a UK release date of 29th September 2014.
Still no date for the UK release of Spirited Away though. No UK date either for Only Yesterday but I would imagine that StudioCanal aren't going to release this as there wasn't a Disney dub for it and my understanding is that the UK sales of the DVD were a bit disappointing.
Ocean Waves still has no date in Japan so it looks like that is being passed over, maybe not hi-defable as it was a TV movie.
Post by: Eommen on May 25, 2014, 11:11:30 AM
"From Up On Poppy Hill" is now listed on amazon.co.uk for release on Sept. 23, 2013. See here (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Up-Poppy-Hill-Blu-ray/dp/B00D48ZPUA/ref=sr_1_154?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1372781473&sr=1-154) .
"Kiki's delivery service" has been released yesterday (July 1). See here for amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kikis-Delivery-Service-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B00BMMHEZ4/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1372782018&sr=1-2&keywords=kiki%E2%80%99s+delivery+service), there are of course more vendors.. Same is true for "Grave of the Fireflies" (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grave-The-Fireflies-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B008LU8O8Q/ref=pd_bxgy_d_h__img_y).
It still leaves a massive mount of ghibli titles not on bluray (I mean, region B or region free with Japanese OV and at least English subtitles), at least:
Pom Poko
Porco Rosso
Only Yesterday
The Cat Returns
Mononoke Hime
Spirited Away (*)
(*) released in NL as BR but the distributor admitted soon that it was just an upscaled DVD put to a BR disk... :redcard:
Anyone has corrections on that list?
So with the now reported, promised releases, I guess only Spirited Away and Only Yesterday are awaiting an announced publication in a region B with (at least) English subtitles?
For the record, I've seen Only Yesterday (http://www.amazon.fr/Omoide-Poroporo-souvenirs-goutte-Blu-ray/dp/B00BZR3HO8/ref=sr_1_22?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1401008901&sr=1-22&keywords=studio+ghibli) already a year out in France, but it sadly has only French subtitles. French isn't my strongpoint... :(
The question is, would it need an English dub? Isn't there some way to re-use from the DVD -- either subtitles or perhaps even the dubbing?
After all, it isn't a children or family movie. Nothing scary (unless one considers the female lead falling back on awkward memories at sometimes bad moments scary...), but not easy to understand or follow unless you've grown-up a bit I think.
BTW Am I missing a title perhaps?
Post by: dfmorgan on May 25, 2014, 08:34:29 PM
So with the now reported, promised releases, I guess only Spirited Away and Only Yesterday are awaiting an announced publication in a region B with (at least) English subtitles?
For full blown cinema films yes so far as I am aware.
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For the record, I've seen Only Yesterday (http://www.amazon.fr/Omoide-Poroporo-souvenirs-goutte-Blu-ray/dp/B00BZR3HO8/ref=sr_1_22?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1401008901&sr=1-22&keywords=studio+ghibli) already a year out in France, but it sadly has only French subtitles. French isn't my strongpoint... :(
The question is, would it need an English dub? Isn't there some way to re-use from the DVD -- either subtitles or perhaps even the dubbing?
After all, it isn't a children or family movie. Nothing scary (unless one considers the female lead falling back on awkward memories at sometimes bad moments scary...), but not easy to understand or follow unless you've grown-up a bit I think.
Only Yesterday has a tortured history which I detailed in my review here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,6394.msg117324.html#msg117324).
Does it need a dub? No not for me as I prefer to watch in original language and am happy to read the screen but I do realise that not all people are like minded. The Blu-ray is available in Japan and it does have English subtitles which why I was happy to buy it from there. I have purchased all my Japanese discs from cdjapan (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp) however the price is relatively high. Of course there may be cheaper alternatives or cheaper sites but I haven't bothered to investigate them.
As the original Western DVD release was a joint effort between Madman Australia and Optimum UK I did wonder if Australia had a release of it but the only listing I could find on Australian websites was for the DVD, none for the Blu-ray :(
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BTW Am I missing a title perhaps?
Apart from Ocean Waves, which was a TV film and hasn't been Blu-rayed yet in Japan, there are none that I am aware of unless you start to count some of the various shorts and documentaries, most of which have never seen the light of day outside Japan, and of course non-Ghibli titles like Panda! Go Panda!. Of course there will be future films and I am willing to be corrected if I have missed any titles here and now.
Post by: dfmorgan on June 01, 2014, 08:00:10 PM
So with the now reported, promised releases, I guess only Spirited Away and Only Yesterday are awaiting an announced publication in a region B with (at least) English subtitles?
For full blown cinema films yes so far as I am aware.QuoteBTW Am I missing a title perhaps?
Of course there will be future films and I am willing to be corrected if I have missed any titles here and now.
I found some details of a Studio Ghibli film which totally passed me by The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576852/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1) directed by Isao Takahata (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847223/?ref_=tt_ov_dr). This was released to Japanese cinemas in November 2013 so maybe a Japanese Blu-ray later this year. Apparently GKIDS have picked this up for a US cinema release. Dates for that or any UK/ROW releases don't seem to be available.
Post by: dfmorgan on July 30, 2014, 04:51:10 PM
Post by: dfmorgan on July 30, 2014, 08:10:54 PM
Post by: Achim on August 04, 2014, 04:17:32 AM
STUDIO GHIBLI MAY NO LONGER BE MAKING FEATURE FILMS (http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/08/04/studio-ghibli-will-no-longer-be-making-feature-films)
In the update of the story it says, they may just want to restructure or do some "housecleaning"...
Post by: dfmorgan on August 04, 2014, 07:17:36 PM
Well, the news seems not final (translation issues and such), but I just found this on IGN:
STUDIO GHIBLI MAY NO LONGER BE MAKING FEATURE FILMS (http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/08/04/studio-ghibli-will-no-longer-be-making-feature-films)
In the update of the story it says, they may just want to restructure or do some "housecleaning"...
Thanks. I guess we'll have to wait a see what the final outcome is for Studio Ghibli presuming that a formal announcement will be made in the fullness of time. I hope they find a way forward as they do have animation directors who have acheived some success although admittedly not to the level of Miyazaki.
Post by: dfmorgan on September 04, 2014, 07:47:29 PM
Post by: Mustrum_Ridcully on October 26, 2014, 10:51:51 PM
Hayao Miyazaki Collection (http://www.amazon.de/Hayao-Miyazaki-Collection-Blu-ray-Limited/dp/B00NK1E6QU/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1414360073&sr=1-1&keywords=hayao+miyazaki+collection)
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91ckNf1T1uL._SL600_.jpg)
Post by: dfmorgan on October 28, 2014, 12:26:53 AM
12.12.2014 will be my day (Made myself an early Christmas present):
Hayao Miyazaki Collection (http://www.amazon.de/Hayao-Miyazaki-Collection-Blu-ray-Limited/dp/B00NK1E6QU/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1414360073&sr=1-1&keywords=hayao+miyazaki+collection)
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91ckNf1T1uL._SL600_.jpg)
Very nice looking set :congrats: I do like the look of the box.
Looking at the details on the Amazon DE site it would appear that the film discs are the existing releases rather than the re-mastered, extras-free editions in the Japanese set. I think I may have to cancel my pre-order but I'll wait for the details to appear on Amazon UK first to confirm.
Post by: Eommen on November 01, 2014, 12:42:50 PM
I live near the border and from time to time I visit German shops for good BluRay deals. I looked repeatedly at German Ghibli movie releases and they only have German and Japanese sound and German subtitles. No English. Scroll down on The Wind Rises (http://www.amazon.de/Wind-Studio-Ghibli-Blu-ray-Collection/dp/B00MF74XY0/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1414841805&sr=1-2&keywords=Wie+der+Wind+sich+hebt) (as an example) to see what I mean.
I assume this collection is all the individual releases together. So unless you're fluent in either Japanese or German (or both) it'll be just an expensive box. Just so you know...
Because the discs differ this way significantly from the English releases it is probably a different distributor. Meaning that it remains to be seen if something similar (and good looking) is to be released in the U.K.
Post by: dfmorgan on November 01, 2014, 02:31:39 PM
A selection of pictures are now associated with the box set at amazon UK here (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00M482XWE/ref=s9_simh_gw_p74_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1P30GCB4TRD8TVN4GFEQ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=455344027&pf_rd_i=468294), I don't know how to grab pictures from amazon so couldn't include them. Still no details about the discs though.
Post by: dfmorgan on November 01, 2014, 07:39:42 PM
Because the discs differ this way significantly from the English releases it is probably a different distributor. Meaning that it remains to be seen if something similar (and good looking) is to be released in the U.K.
Yes the UK distributor is StudioCanal, not too sure who it is in Germany but I wouldn't have been buying those ones.
Hopefully a couple of images for the UK release will appear below. I note from this and comparing the release info on the German amazon that the UK release will include The Castle of Cagliostro.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81Fj0cWLAoL._SL1500_.jpg)
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61J3Ht3PW5L._SL1500_.jpg)
Post by: dfmorgan on February 17, 2015, 07:32:18 PM
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya now has Japanese release date of the 3rd. December 2014. As with the other releases it is listed as Region Free with assorted audio and subtitles including English in both.
This has now been released in the US by Universal. I can't find any details for a UK release.
Post by: dfmorgan on March 29, 2015, 09:53:50 PM
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya now has Japanese release date of the 3rd. December 2014. As with the other releases it is listed as Region Free with assorted audio and subtitles including English in both.
This has now been released in the US by Universal. I can't find any details for a UK release.
Just thought I'd check on IMDb for any new information and found that this was released to cinemas last week on the 20th. So it will be a couple of months, or more, before a Blu-ray release appears here in the UK.
Post by: dfmorgan on April 25, 2015, 07:14:51 PM
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya now has Japanese release date of the 3rd. December 2014. As with the other releases it is listed as Region Free with assorted audio and subtitles including English in both.
This has now been released in the US by Universal. I can't find any details for a UK release.
Just thought I'd check on IMDb for any new information and found that this was released to cinemas last week on the 20th. So it will be a couple of months, or more, before a Blu-ray release appears here in the UK.
This is now listed for a UK release on July 13th 2015.
Post by: dfmorgan on April 25, 2015, 07:18:39 PM
Panda! Go Panda! and Umi ga Kikoeru (Ocean Waves) both due on July 17th 2015.
Post by: dfmorgan on July 27, 2015, 12:00:24 AM
This would appear to be the final film from Studio Ghibli as things currently stand. :(
Post by: Najemikon on July 29, 2015, 11:09:27 PM
Post by: dfmorgan on July 30, 2015, 12:00:46 AM
Evening Dave! Are you aware of this? https://twitter.com/indiewire/status/626462195233067009
and a good evening to you sir. That was very nice ;D, thank you for finding it.
Post by: dfmorgan on August 04, 2015, 09:15:26 PM
Details at Blu-ray.com here (http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=17286).
Post by: Achim on August 05, 2015, 06:28:22 AM
Post by: dfmorgan on August 06, 2015, 09:50:17 PM
I've been looking around and found When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Marnie). It has already been released on Blu-ray in Japan with English subtitles but I could not find any further details for UK/US/ROW.
This would appear to be the final film from Studio Ghibli as things currently stand. :(
This is now listed for a US release from Universal on the 6th. of October.
Post by: dfmorgan on August 06, 2015, 09:53:43 PM
I already bought most of his films as single releases throughout the past years. Just received Spirited Away recently, which was finally released, and still need to get at least Porco Rosso and one other one. Had I known this set was coming...
Yes it is a shame when you have invested into the early releases and are just waiting to catch with the current titles :(
Post by: dfmorgan on September 15, 2015, 09:24:51 PM
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201810724.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201815996.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Laputa: Castle In The Sky | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201822314.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Grave of the Fireflies |
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241713551.17f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)My Neighbour Totoro | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201823076.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Kiki's Delivery Service | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241713995.17f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Only Yesterday |
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201825889.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Porco Rosso | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241758569.17f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Ocean Waves | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201826589.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Pom Poko |
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241712387.17f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Whisper of the Heart | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201826602.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Princess Mononoke | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201816009.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)My Neighbours The Yamadas |
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201827623.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Spirited Away | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201826596.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)The Cat Returns | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201820136.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Howl's Moving Castle |
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201820143.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Tales from Earthsea | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201812445.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Ponyo | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241712370.17f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Arrietty |
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241713537.17f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)From Up on Poppy Hill | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241753403.17f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)The Wind Rises | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/02/025192280979f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)The Tale of the Princess Kaguya |
| (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/49/4959241756893.17f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)When Marnie Was There |
Of the above 13 are from the UK, 8 are from Japan and 1 is from the USA
I have used the international titles in all cases rather than the original titles.
Post by: dfmorgan on September 15, 2015, 09:30:42 PM
GKids apparently now own the rights to this film and it will finally see the light of day in America details here (http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/gkids-acquires-1991-isao-takahata-anime-classic-only-yesterday-plans-2016-theatrical-release-20150824).
Post by: dfmorgan on May 08, 2016, 09:58:21 PM
Post by: dfmorgan on June 19, 2016, 08:57:20 PM
Only Yesterday is due for UK blu-ray release on the 15th August 2016 and When Marnie Was There is due on the 3rd October 2016.
Post by: dfmorgan on January 20, 2020, 11:26:52 PM
and also in an earlier report two new films to be made https://9gag.com/gag/aWEoZDK?fbclid=IwAR3nmes591HwEplZD6DHOU5F3lDGq-QID5epeHyH2bEnTscqqYV4755FdPY&utm_campaign=link_post&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook
Post by: dfmorgan on December 28, 2023, 11:10:58 PM
and also in an earlier report two new films to be made https://9gag.com/gag/aWEoZDK?fbclid=IwAR3nmes591HwEplZD6DHOU5F3lDGq-QID5epeHyH2bEnTscqqYV4755FdPY&utm_campaign=link_post&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook
Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka "The Boy and the Heron" has been completed and is now in cinemas, at least here in the UK.