



Spirited Away & The Cat Returns Blu-rays Posted March 23, 2015 11:39 AM by



Spirited Away (2001) and Hiroyuki Morita's The Cat Returns (2002), both of which are set to arrive on Blu-ray later this year. An exact street date has yet to be announced for either Studio Ghibli film, but Amazon is already accepting pre-orders.



Both films are presented in 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Special features have yet to be detailed.













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nklb Mar 24, 2015 Wonderful news. I have been waiting for Spirited Away for years.

fahrenheit290 Mar 24, 2015 It's about damn time!!



Spirited Away is the best film to ever win the animated feature Oscar. It's a landmark film, like Princess Mononoke before it. Now if only Disney would provide the original Japanese translation for the English subtitles rather than dubtitles....

Catastrophe Mar 24, 2015 'Bout damn time indeed!

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Top contributor Tenchi7 Mar 24, 2015 Chicago you know who should have won the Oscar for Best Picture. Not just the best film to win an animated oscar, but the best animated film ever.





The cat returns is anice film. Sort of a sequel to the underappreciated Whispers of the Heart.

Poya Mar 24, 2015 Fun Fact: Kristen Bell voices Anne Hathaway's friend in the English dub for The Cat Returns.

yoda-sama Mar 24, 2015 Come on real subtitles... COME ON REAL SUBTITLES!!!!!!! Don't mess this one up, too, Disney. (I speak of Spirited Away at first, as I'd direct Disney not to mess up The Cat Returns TWICE.)

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Top contributor Tenchi7 Mar 24, 2015 No neighbors? We need 3 films to bring an even 20 Ghibli?Miyazaki films on US Blu-ray.

bowlingbilly10 Mar 24, 2015 What's the point of this "announcement" if there's no OFFICIAL release date???

RyanMatthew Mar 24, 2015 I've been dying to see Spirited Away, but have held out for a blu-ray so this is excellent. I might have to pass on The Cat Returns because the animation style looks more like a TV anime than a Ghibli film. It also looks too girly.

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Top contributor Ken Brown Mar 24, 2015 @bowlingbilly10 - The titles can be pre-ordered, thus the news. The date is just a detail that can be updated/added later, along with special features Platitude Mar 24, 2015 About time!!! jgagzy Mar 24, 2015 itsbeen84years.gif rexinnih Mar 24, 2015 Great news. Spirited Away is my favorite Ghibli.

CommanderShiro Mar 24, 2015 Wonderful news. Day 1 purchases for sure.

luckySevens Mar 24, 2015 Day 1 definitely. This will complete my Ghibli collection!!! henry001 Mar 24, 2015 Great news for Miyazaki fan, though Disney is still slow releasing his blu rays as compared with the rest of the world.

maidenbrain Mar 24, 2015 Finally! Just joined DMC to complete my Miyazaki collection (other than the two not yet released).

SgtPiddles Mar 24, 2015 This better not be the last of these. We're still missing a handful like My Neightbors the Yamadas, Only Yesterday, etc.

Martin_31 Mar 24, 2015 Spirited Away will be the first Blu-ray I'll be picking up for Studio Ghibli.

RIKANA Mar 24, 2015 SOOOOOO CANT WAIT! XD So excited



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Top contributor Tenchi7 Mar 24, 2015 Neighbors is gonna be the last one to come out. I dont think they will release Only Yesterday.

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Top contributor RBBrittain Mar 24, 2015 Strictly speaking, Spirited Away is the *only* Miyazaki feature film (other than the announced, non-Ghibli Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro) not yet on U.S. BD; The Cat Returns, My Neighbors the Yamadas & Only Yesterday are all Ghiblis but directed by others (Cat by Hiroyuki Morita, the other two by Isao Takahata). Though Yesterday hasn't seen any home video release here, reportedly Disney does still own the rights; I suspect it will hit U.S. BD with Yamadas. Still, this is HUGE news even without official confirmation...

lesco Mar 24, 2015 Ever since I saw what Disney did with KIKI I've refused to have anything to do with their Ghibli issues, and have gotten the discs from Japan (I'm talking about their "Disney-fying" of the original material by turning Jiji into some kind of sidekick delivering one-liners, changing the original dialogue to have different meanings more "suitable" for their own tastes, replacing Japanese text within the animated frame with English, and even changing the ending so that it seems she can still talk to Jiji).



As mentioned by another poster, Disney hasn't done ONLY YESTERDAY because it has the word "menstruation" in it and Miyaki won't let them edit it out.

geminidreamatl30 Mar 24, 2015 been waiting forever on this one. HOWEVER, i think the pre order price is a bit steep. i know its an anime and im aware they are more expensive but 36.99? ill wait for it to come down jmerr Mar 25, 2015 I have been waiting for ever for these two titles also. MY daughter loves the Cat Returns. I don't mind ordering the high pre-order price because Amazon does not charge till it ships and you will get the lowest price it drops to between now and when it becomes available. Sometimes the price drops in pre-order lower than the day it is released and you can always cancel your order if you need to.

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Top reviewerTop contributor GLaDOS Mar 25, 2015 About f**king time, Studio Ghibli. YellowBoyMario Mar 25, 2015 Okay guys so I'm super stoked on these news I just have a question ... I've recently finally started my Ghibli collection after years of putting it off and I was wondering which ones are the legit US releases ? I think I have an idea for the most pasty but I cannot find a definitive list and I'm really not sure if The Grave of the Fireflies got a US release . Please someone help thank you!

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Top contributor Tenchi7 Mar 25, 2015 What I notice reading a few post is the nitpicking, and then I realize why. It's because they are released by Disney, so some people are gonna find reasons to have a problem with them. I like Red Hook Longhammer Ale, and I was surprised at home micro brew snobs hate Red Hook on the sole merit that AB Bev owns 32% of it. nottingskill Mar 25, 2015 Disney movie rewards has a date of June 16th 2015, not to say that can't change.

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Top contributor Miner4Life99 Mar 25, 2015 ABOUT DAMN TIME! "Spirited Away" is gonna be a day one purchase for me!

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