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| YOUR NAME. remaster on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook and Blu-ray arrives Aug. 25th from GKIDS | ||||||
 GKIDS, the Academy Award®-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation from around the world, announced it will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the globally beloved film, YOUR NAME., from acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai with the release of the film in brand new issues of 4K Ultra HD Steelbook and Blu-Ray™, both of which are available for pre-order now and hit shelves on August 25th with distribution by Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment Company.The 2016 feature is an original anime film, directed and written by Makoto Shinkai (Suzume, Weathering with You) and animated by CoMix Wave Films. Upon its original release, it swiftly became a global phenomenon, and went on to receive global critical acclaim, awards, and accolades, including winning 2016 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival’s “Best Animated Feature Film”; 2017 Awards of the Japanese Academy “Best Animation”, “Best Screenplay”, “Best Script” and “Best Music Score”; 2016 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards “Best Animation”, and more. The film remains the highest-grossing original Japanese animated feature of all time, with a worldwide box office of over $400 million. A breathtaking love story across time, veteran and new fans alike will be able to fully immerse themselves in the beauty of YOUR NAME. in its 4K remaster. Collectors can pre-order the 4K Ultra HD Steelbook and Blu-Ray™ and bring one of the most influential contemporary anime films home on August 25th. This release marks the first-ever 4K Ultra HD product of the film in North America. Bonus Features: - Special TV Program - Interview with Makoto Shinkai - Behind the Scenes of Your Name. - Makoto Shinkai Filmography - Textless Opening Credits - Teasers & Trailers GKIDS handles distribution for a number of Makoto Shinkai’s seminal films, including Weathering With You, Children Who Chase Lost Voices, 5 Centimeters Per Second, The Place Promised in our Early Days and Voices of a Different Star. YOUR NAME. joins these beloved titles from Makoto Shinkai in the GKIDS catalog. Synopsis: One morning, rural schoolgirl Mitsuha and city kid Taki awaken to discover that they’ve switched bodies. The total strangers struggle to navigate each other’s lives, walking tightropes of intimacy and distance. But when they finally resolve to meet, the true nature of their connection threatens to seal their fate. Instantly iconic, Your Name. was a worldwide smash hit and heralded writer/director Makoto Shinkai as a new great master of animation. Its sumptuous attention to detail in yearning vistas and pulsing city streets, driven by an unforgettable score from RADWIMPS, elevates its central romance to world-rending levels of destiny and longing. For more information, visit: * Amazon: Amazon.com * Website: GKIDS.com |
