Hayao Miyazaki’s newest masterpiece, The Boy and the Heron, comes to home video later this summer.
GKIDS has announced that The Boy and the Heron will arrive on Digital platforms and on home video this summer. The film will release on Digital on June 25, 2024, while the film will be released on Blu-Ray and 4K UHD on July 9, 2024. This will include a limited edition steelbook for the 4K UHD release.
Synopsis: THE BOY AND THE HERON follows young Mahito, who, after losing his mother during the war in a hospital fire, 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 fantastical 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.
The Boy and the Heron 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
Will you be picking up The Boy and the Heron on home video this summer?
