It took 34 years, but Studio Ghibli is finally embracing the internet era: The celebrated Japanese animation studio’s entire film catalogue, including classics such as “Spirited Away” and “My Neighbor Totoro,” will be available for digital purchase in North America starting December 17.Indie distributor GKids announced Tuesday that Studio Ghibli’s films would be available in both English and Japanese languages.
The suggested retail price is $19.99 per film, and the films will be available on Apple TV, Amazon, and Google Play, among other services.“The Wind Rises” is the studio’s only film that will not be available for digital purchase this year; that film will be available for digital purchase in the third quarter of 2020.The studio’s projects are enormously popular: The 18-year-old “Spirited Away” outpaced “Toy Story 4” at the China box office in June when the former opened for the first time in Chinese theaters.
“Spirited Away
Read full article