For the past week the official Studio Ghibli UK social media channels have been teasing the release of a 4K UHD Blu-Ray Steelbook version of The Boy and The Heron. But now, thanks to retailer listings at Amazon UK and HMV, we know that the film will also receive standard 4K UHD Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray, and DVD versions, in addition to a HMV Exclusive 4K UHD Blu-Ray Edition, alongside the 4K UHD Blu-Ray steelbook. All formats are currently scheduled to be released on 23rd September 2024 within the UK.
4K UHD Blu-Ray Steelbook
SRP: £34.99 | English & Japanese audio (with English subtitles)
Outside:
Inside:
4K UHD Blu-Ray [HMV Exclusive]
SRP: £24.99 | English & Japanese audio (with English subtitles)
Includes 5x Art Cards exclusive to this edition
4K UHD Blu-Ray
SRP: £24.99 | English & Japanese audio (with English subtitles)
Blu-Ray:
SRP: £14.99 | English & Japanese audio (with English subtitles)
DVD:
SRP: £9.99 | English & Japanese audio (with English subtitles)
In addition to the different versions available the product listings also revealed the bonus features that one can expect to receive with the 4K UHD Blu-Ray version of the film.
Bonus 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
Trailers
At the time of writing it’s not known if the 4K UHD Blu-Ray versions of the film will also include the standard Blu-Ray disc, but as the listings only mention 1 disc we suspect that they will only include the 4K UHD Blu-Ray disc.
That aside, all of the editions listed above are currently available to pre-order at online retailers with the film itself scheduled to be released on 23rd September 2024.
