GKIDS: SteelBook Editions of Whisper of the Heart and The Cat Returns Coming Soon
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Posted December 14, 2020 07:00 PM by Webmaster
GKIDS and Shout Factory will release Limited SteelBook editions of Yoshifumi Kondō's Whisper of the Heart and Hiroyuki Morita's The Cat Returns. The two releases will be available for purchase on March 16.
Whisper of the Heart
Description: Discover the brilliance of this heartwarming coming-of-age classic from the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of My Neighbor Totoro and the Academy Award®-winning Spirited Away.
A chance encounter with a mysterious cat sends Shizuku, a quiet schoolgirl, on a quest for her true talent. Together with Seiji, a boy determined to follow his dreams, and enchanted by The Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers of her heart, Shizuku embarks on a life-changing adventure that takes her beyond the boundaries of her imagination. This beautiful tale based on a screenplay from Hayao Miyazaki will delight and amaze audiences of all ages!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, comes a charming and magical adventure that will delight the entire family.
Haru is walking home after a dreary day of school when she spies a cat with a small gift box in its mouth crossing a busy street, and she jumps in front of traffic to save the cat from an oncoming truck. To her amazement, the cat gets up on its hind legs, brushes itself off , and thanks her very politely. But things take an even stranger turn when later that night, the King of Cats shows up at her doorstep in a feline motorcade. He showers Haru with gifts, and decrees that she shall marry the Prince and come live in the Kingdom of Cats!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Whisper of the Heart
Description: Discover the brilliance of this heartwarming coming-of-age classic from the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of My Neighbor Totoro and the Academy Award®-winning Spirited Away.
A chance encounter with a mysterious cat sends Shizuku, a quiet schoolgirl, on a quest for her true talent. Together with Seiji, a boy determined to follow his dreams, and enchanted by The Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers of her heart, Shizuku embarks on a life-changing adventure that takes her beyond the boundaries of her imagination. This beautiful tale based on a screenplay from Hayao Miyazaki will delight and amaze audiences of all ages!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Exclusive Booklet
- Feature-Length Storyboards
- Four Masterpieces of Naohisa Inoue
- Background Art From "The Baron's Story"
- Behind The Microphone
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Optional English and French subtitles for the main feature
Description: Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, comes a charming and magical adventure that will delight the entire family.
Haru is walking home after a dreary day of school when she spies a cat with a small gift box in its mouth crossing a busy street, and she jumps in front of traffic to save the cat from an oncoming truck. To her amazement, the cat gets up on its hind legs, brushes itself off , and thanks her very politely. But things take an even stranger turn when later that night, the King of Cats shows up at her doorstep in a feline motorcade. He showers Haru with gifts, and decrees that she shall marry the Prince and come live in the Kingdom of Cats!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Exclusive Booklet
- Feature-Length Storyboards
- The Making of The Cat Returns
- Behind The Microphone
- Original Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots
- Optional English and French subtitles for the main feature