Source: Source: GKIDS Inc., Universal Studios Home Entertainment Official Movie Site: marnie.jp (Japan), gkidsfilms.com/marnie (US) WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (????????, Omoide no Maanii, 2014) comes to Blu-ray and DVD in North America from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on October 6th. From Japan`s famed Studio Ghibli comes is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Studio Ghibli can. When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her strange new friend. Based on the beloved young adult novel by Joan G. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY), WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE is a haunting tale gorgeously rendered with its moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score, and powerful portrayals of friendship and belonging. Street Date: October 6, 2015 Run Time: 1 Hour 43 Minutes Rating: PG Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Product #: 61171991 UPC: 0-2519-23073-4-8 Unit Type: Standard Number of Media: 2 Packaging: Snap Case with Slip Sleeve Disc 1: BD-50 (Single Sided) Layers: Single Picture: 1.85:1 Widescreen / Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0, Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0, French European DTS Digital Surround 5.0 Subtitles: English, English SDH, French European Bonus Features: • The Making of WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE • Yohei Taneda Creates the Art of WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE • Feature-Length Storyboards • Behind the Scenes with the Voice Cast • Foreign Trailers and TV Spots • US Trailer Disc 2: DVD-9 (Single Sided) Layers: Single Picture: 1.85:1 Widescreen / Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.0 Surround, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.0 Surround, French European Dolby Digital 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, English SDH, French European Bonus Features: • Behind the Scenes with the Voice Cast • Foreign Trailers and TV Spots • US Trailer DVD Product #: 61171992 UPC: 0-2519-23073-5-5 Unit Type: Standard Number of Media: 1 Packaging: Snap Case with Slip Sleeve Disc Type: DVD-9 (Single Sided) Layers: Single Picture: 1.85:1 Widescreen / Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.0 Surround, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.0 Surround, French European Dolby Digital 5.0 Surround Subtitles: English, English SDH, French European Bonus Features: • Behind the Scenes with the Voice Cast • Foreign Trailers and TV Spots • US Trailer
About Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli was founded in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and is one of the most successful and well-respected animation studios in the world. Cultivating a creative force of talented directors, animators, and storytellers under the revered brilliance of Miyazaki and Takahata, Studio Ghibli’s films have been praised for their originality, dazzling animation, and epic storytelling. The films have become a beloved part of Japanese popular culture, and have garnered worldwide acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Hayao Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002 and in 2005 Miyazaki was named one of "the most influential people" by Time Magazine.
About GKIDS
GKIDS is a distributor of award-winning animation for both adult and family audiences. Theatrical releases include Tomm Moore’s Oscar nominated THE SECRET OF KELLS, Michel Ocelot’s acclaimed AZUR & ASMAR, European Film Award Best Animated Feature winner MIA AND THE MIGOO, Nina Paley’s multiple-award-winning SITA SINGS THE BLUES, and Japan Academy Prize winner SUMMER WARS by Mamoru Hosoda. Upcoming GKIDS releases include 2011 Berlin official selection A CAT IN PARIS and Annecy winner ELEANOR`S SECRET. GKIDS is also producer of New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival, North America’s largest festival of film for children and teens. NYICFF is an Oscar-qualifying event and jury members include Uma Thurman, Susan Sarandon, Gus van Sant, Matthew Modine, James Schamus, Michel Ocelot, and Christine Vachon.
About Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast Corporation.
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