| Studio Ghibli has become synonymous with director Hayao Miyazaki. While his work might be the first time you associate with the Japanese animation studio, Miyazaki wasn’t the only director at the animation powerhouse. Director Isao Takahata co-founded the studio and eventually created five films. Two of his film will be coming out in SteelBook editions on April 19, 2002. Only Yesterday has a single woman reconsider her life during a trip to the countryside. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya is about a tiny girl found inside a special bamboo plant. The movie was Oscar nominated. |
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| ACCLAIMED ANIMATED FEATURES FROM STUDIO GHIBLI ONLY YESTERDAY and THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA ARRIVE IN LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK™BLU-RAY + DVD APRIL 19, 2022 |
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| Studio Ghibli and GKIDS, with distribution by Shout! Factory, will release Only Yesterday and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, from the beloved Studio Ghibli library of films, on April 19, 2022 in limited edition SteelBook packaging with striking new art. Only Yesterday will be available as a Blu-ray & DVD combo pack, and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya is a 1 DVD / 2 Blu-ray package. To complement the film, each SteelBook also includes hours of bonus features and a booklet with stunning art, as well as statements from the filmmakers. With this release, two additional films from the Studio Ghibli universe now also have their very own limited edition SteelBook versions for the first time in North America. Only Yesterday and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya now join Earwig and the Witch, The Wind Rises, Secret World of Arrietty, Porco Rosso, From Up On Poppy Hill, The Cat Returns, Whisper of the Heart, Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle and Ponyo in a series of SteelBook releases from the Studio Ghibli collection of films. Only Yesterday “Gorgeous! A rare and powerful film” – Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly Having lived her whole life in the city, 27-year-old Taeko decides to visit her relatives in the countryside. As she travels, memories of her youth resurface, and after meeting young farmer Toshio, she wonders if she’s been true to the dreams of her childhood self. From Academy Award®-nominated director Isao Takahata and Producer Hayao Miyazaki, Only Yesterday is a masterpiece of time and tone, rich with humor and stirring emotion, and beautifully animated by Studio Ghibli, one of the world’s most revered animation studios. Bonus Features: ● The Making of Only Yesterday ● Behind-The-Scenes with Voice Cast ● Interview with English Dub Team ● Feature-Length Storyboards ● Trailers & TV Spots The Tale of The Princess Kaguya “A Staggering Masterpiece” – Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, comes a powerful and sweeping epic that redefines animated storytelling and marks a triumphant highpoint within an extraordinary filmmaking career for Academy Award®-nominated* director Isao Takahata. Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her – but ultimately, she must confront her fate and embark on a transformative journey. Bonus Features: ● Feature- Length Documentary Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya ● Announcement of the Completion of The Film ● Trailers & TV Spots About GKIDS GKIDS is the producer and distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an astounding 12 Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations with The Secret of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita in 2012, Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, Boy and the World and When Marnie Was There in 2016, My Life as a Zucchini in 2017, The Breadwinner in 2018, Mirai in 2019, and Wolfwalkers in 2021. GKIDS handles North American distribution for the famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the world’s most coveted animation collections with titles Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and others; as well as the critically acclaimed television series, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Also, GKIDS is the founder and host of ANIMATION IS FILM, the annual LA-based film festival which embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of the medium to its fullest range of artistic expressions. www.gkids.com About Shout! Factory Shout! Factory, LLC is a leading multi-platform media company devoted to film and TV distribution, development, and production, as well as the preservation and revitalization of the very best in pop-culture entertainment. Founded by Richard Foos, Bob Emmer, and Garson Foos in 2003, Shout! owns and manages a large portfolio of films, contemporary and classic TV series, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including GKIDS, Sesame Street, The Carol Burnett Show, The Johnny Carson Show, IFC Films, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, ITV Studios, Major League Baseball Productions, and many others. Shout! Factory Kids focuses on live-action and animated kids and family properties, and the company releases films and television shows in other genres under the Scream Factory and Shout Select imprints. Shout! develops, acquires and distributes new films via Shout! Studios, owns and operates libraries including Mystery Science Theater 3000 (in partnership with creator Joel Hodgson) and the Roger Corman New Horizon Pictures Library, and operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! Factory TV. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com. |
