No sir! It’s no longer just a rumour or a dream. This is for real. It’s official, Ponyo is coming to Blu-ray on March 2nd, 2010 (as disc producer Frank Marshall had revealed to us a couple of months ago.) We may not be getting the sheer cornucopia of special features that the Japanese Blu-ray release received but with the collection of short documentary features Disney has announced, we’re certainly seeing more content included than previous domestic Ghibli disc releases (remember those old 2-disc DVDs with barely any extras on them?)
Details below:
PONYO
(March 2, 2010 – MSRP $39.99)
Video: TBA
Audio: TBA
Special Features:
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The World of Ghibli – Allows fans to immerse themselves in the amazing worlds from each film created by legendary filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki in this multi-layered interactive experience. Lands to explore include:
- • PONYO’S Land
• KIKI’S Land
• CASTLE’S Land
• TOTORO’S Land
Behind the Studio – Unprecedented access to all the background, inspiration and process behind he making of Ponyo and the inner workings of Studio Ghibli through a series of documentaries. They include all new interviews with Hayao Miyazaki, and composer Joe Hisaishi. Also included in this feature are:
- • Creating Ponyo
• Ponyo & Fujimoto
• The Nursery
• Behind the Microphone: The Voice of Ponyo
• Producers Perspective: Telling the Story
• Scoring Miyazaki
• The Scenery in Ghibli
• Original Japanese Trailer
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