Walt Disney Studios Japan has announced that Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke and The Cat Returns anime films will ship on Blu-ray Disc in Japan on December 4 for 7,140 yen (about US$72) each.

The Princess Mononoke Blu-ray will include subtitles in Japanese (original script and retranslation of English dub), English, French, German, Korean, Cantonese, and Mandarin, as well as audio tracks in Japanese, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Korean, German, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Video extras for the release include original storyboards that can be viewed alongside the film, the recording script, the "Mononoke Hime in USA" video (about 20 minutes long), and a collection of trailers.

The Cat Returns Blu-ray will include subtitles in Japanese, English, French, German, Korean, Cantonese, and Mandarin, as well as audio tracks in Japanese, English, French, German, Korean, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Video extras for the release include the "Ghiblies episode 2" short (in Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles), original storyboards that can be viewed alongside the film, the recording script, the "The Birth of The Cat Returns" documentary (about 34 minutes long), and a collection of trailers.

Studio Ghibli's official international Twitter account revealed on July 20 that it is "working on Mononoke Blu-ray subtitles."

Thanks to WTK for the news tip