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Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’ Will Be Released on Home Video in Japan with English Options

Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya, or Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, directed by the critically acclaimed Isao Takahata, will beĀ available tomorrow on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan. This is Isao Takahata’s first film in 14 years since My Neighbours The Yamadas.

The DVD release, available for 5076 yen (tax inclusive) in Japan and 4700 yen outside Japan (roughly $40 USD / $47 AUD), will featureĀ the film with both 2chĀ and 5.1ch Japanese audio and 2chĀ English audio, as well as English subtitles. The DVD will beĀ in the NTSC format and encoded for region 2. The DVD set will comeĀ with two discs, with on-disc extras including the press conference, storyboards and trailer.

The Blu-ray release, available for 7344 yen (tax inclusive) in Japan and 6800 yen outside Japan (roughly $57 USD / $68 AUD), will featureĀ the film withĀ 5.1ch English, Cantonese, MandarinĀ and French audio tracks, Japanese Linear PCM 2ch audio and Japanese DTS HD 5.1ch audio. It will alsoĀ feature English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, French and Korean subtitles. The Blu-ray release will beĀ region free, comeĀ with one disc and featureĀ on-disc extras including the storyboard, trailer, press conference and script for dubbing.

Anyone considering purchasing one of theseĀ high quality releases should be aware that the extras are not listed as being subtitled or containing any language options other than Japanese.

The film, along with five other Studio Ghibli films and two recent documentaries, isĀ still screening in Adelaide at Palace Nova East End courtesy of Madman.

K. Roberts
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From November 2014 to September 2017, this author covered as much anime news as possible, and published several dozen reviews of anime and Cartoon Network titles thanks primarily to Madman and Hanabee.