Studio Ghibli and GKIDS have partnered to create a beautiful collector’s edition set for acclaimed anime feature Spirited Away, to be distributed by Shout! Factory for a November 12 release. The limited-edition set comes in an elegant hard slipcase, with a new 40-page book of stunning art and essays. Featured in a deluxe disc portfolio will be a Blu-ray of the film paired with hours of special features and the film’s soundtrack on CD (now available exclusively on disc in North America).
The set is available for pre-order now on ghiblicollection.com.
Spirited Away is one of the best-selling and most internationally beloved films of all time. Directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, the wondrous fantasy became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history in 2001, and received the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in addition to dozens of international awards.
The collector edition set’s new 40-page book includes essays by film critic Kenneth Turan (The Los Angeles Times) and famed critic and film historian Leonard Maltin, and statements by Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki.
Synopsis: Chihiro’s family is moving to a new house, but when they stop on the way to explore an abandoned village, her parents undergo a mysterious transformation and Chihiro is whisked into a world of fantastic spirits ruled over by the sorceress, Yubaba. Put to work in a magical bathhouse for spirits and demons, Chihiro must use all her wits to survive in this strange new place, find a way to free her parents and return to the normal world.
The English dub features the voices of Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Michael Chiklis, David Ogden Stiers and Susan Egan.
Special Features:
- Feature-Length Storyboards
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- TV Spots
- Behind the Microphone
