I toyed with the idea of making the headline to this post something like “The Best Movie of All Time FInally on Blu-ray!” but gave up on the sentiment when I came to the harsh realization that most people either haven’t seen or don’t give a rat’s ass about Hayao Miyazaki‘s quiet masterpiece, My Neighbor Totoro. That, or they just outright hate it. But this is, hands down, my all time favourite film. And you haters can just stick it, or, you know, just stop reading now. Because I’m losing my mind over here at the thought of finally getting my hands on a 1080p copy of Totoro! If it looks anywhere near as great as the previous Studio Ghibli Blu-ray discs, it’ll be a revelation. And Lord knows, this film could use a little TLC (I just watched a new-ish 35mm print of it at the Ghibli fest here in Montreal and, well, it wasn’t very pretty…)
Along with the release of Miyazaki’s finest film ever, Disney and Ghibli are releasing Isao Takahata‘s Grave of the Fireflies and Goro Miyazaki‘s From Up on Poppy Hill, the latest film from the studio. Fireflies is available on its own or packaged in a special boxed set with Totoro. All three films will be released on Blu in July.
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO![My Neighbor Totoro [Blu-ray]](/wp_content/uploads/2012/04/41g_ds3oOaL.jpeg "My Neighbor Totoro [Blu-ray]")
(July 18, 2012 – MSRP ¥ 7,140)
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Audio: Japanese (2.0ch Surround / DTS-HD Master Audio), English, Cantonese (2.0ch Stereo / Dolby Digital)
Special Features:
- Storyboards (picture-in-picture)
- Dubbing script
- Credit-less version of the opening/ending sequences
- Trailers
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES![Grave of the Fireflies [Blu-ray]](/wp_content/uploads/2012/04/41qTw4Ab0NL.jpeg "Grave of the Fireflies [Blu-ray]")
(July 18, 2012 – MSRP ¥ 7,140)
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Audio: Japanese (2.0ch Surround / DTS-HD Master Audio)
Special Features:
- Storyboards
- Dubbing script
- Interview with director Takahata Isao
- Interview with film critic Roger Ebert
- Audio interviews
- Audio documentary
- Stills gallery
- Trailers
![From the slope Kokuriko [Blu-ray]](/wp_content/uploads/2012/04/41dfY2BqZP0L.jpeg "From the slope Kokuriko [Blu-ray]")
![Special Set Blu-ray double feature "Grave of the Fireflies" and "My Neighbor Totoro" (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]](/wp_content/uploads/2012/04/51GQhjCz8LL.jpeg "Special Set Blu-ray double feature \"Grave of the Fireflies\" and \"My Neighbor Totoro\" (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]")
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