All images (c) Stage 6 Films / Production I.G. and Sony Home Entertainment“FANTASTIC! Oshii’s best since the original Ghost in the Shell.”
- Dan Persons, Cinefantastique
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Presents
The Latest Journey from Visionary Director of Ghost in the Shell
THE SKY CRAWLERS
On Blu-ray™ High-Def and DVD May 26th
I've known about this upcoming release for some time now, but had to hold off sharing the news until Sony made its official announcement, which it did today.
In my review of the film I wrote that "The aerial scenes and dogfights in this film are terrrific, all the more amazing because they're animated" and that the film is "another visually stunning animation" from director Mamoru Oshii. That review was posted 12.26.08. To access it, click here.
Here's the pre-release info from Sony:
Culver City, CA (March 16, 2009) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release The Sky Crawlers on Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD May 26, 2009. From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of Ghost in the Shell, comes an award-winning story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the meaning of their battles. This visually stunning anime adventure brings to life the nail-biting dogfights from the epic air battles described in Hiroshi Mori’s best-selling novel in Japan. Special features include featurettes on animation and sound design, and the research behind bringing real sights and sounds to life in anime. Exclusively available on the Blu-ray™ High-Def version is an insightful interview with director Oshii.
A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds. With his only childhood memory consisting of intense flight training, the fearless teenage pilot Yuichi’s dogfights coexist with his struggle to find his missing past. When his beautiful, young female commander Suito is reluctant to discuss the fate of the pilot that Yuichi is replacing – or the strangely perfect condition of that pilot’s former aircraft – Yuichi’s curiosity becomes heightened.
BLU-RAY DISC & DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· "Animation Research for The Sky Crawlers" Featurette
· "The Sound Design and Animation of The Sky Crawlers" Featurette
BLU-RAY DISC EXCLUSIVE
· "Sky's the Limit: An Interview with Director Mamoru Oshii" Featurette
The Blu-ray Disc™ version of The Sky Crawlers is BD-Live™ enabled, allowing users to get connected and use the disc as a key to unlock exclusive content and features via an Internet-connected Blu-ray™ player. Download exclusive content, register for rewards, give feedback through our survey and more!
Get rewarded for registering your Sony Blu-ray DiscsDiscs! The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club rewards consumers in the U.S. for purchasing and registering BD-Live enabled Sony Blu-ray movies. Members can redeem accumulated points for cool Sony products, plus enter to win cash and prizes in daily sweepstakes, including the chance to win a SONY® BRAVIA® HDTV each month! ! For details visit http://www.blogger.com/www.sonyrewards.com/bluray.
The Sky Crawlers
Rated: PG-13 for material involving violence, some sexual content and smoking
DVD Catalog #: 30748
DVD UPC Code: 043396307483
DVD SLP: $27.96
Blu-ray Catalog #: 30752
Blu-ray UPC Code: 043396307520
Blu-ray SLP: $39.95
Running Time: 121
Order Date: April 23, 2009
Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at http://www.sonypictures.com/
In my review of the film I wrote that "The aerial scenes and dogfights in this film are terrrific, all the more amazing because they're animated" and that the film is "another visually stunning animation" from director Mamoru Oshii. That review was posted 12.26.08. To access it, click here.
Here's the pre-release info from Sony:
Culver City, CA (March 16, 2009) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release The Sky Crawlers on Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD May 26, 2009. From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of Ghost in the Shell, comes an award-winning story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the meaning of their battles. This visually stunning anime adventure brings to life the nail-biting dogfights from the epic air battles described in Hiroshi Mori’s best-selling novel in Japan. Special features include featurettes on animation and sound design, and the research behind bringing real sights and sounds to life in anime. Exclusively available on the Blu-ray™ High-Def version is an insightful interview with director Oshii.
A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds. With his only childhood memory consisting of intense flight training, the fearless teenage pilot Yuichi’s dogfights coexist with his struggle to find his missing past. When his beautiful, young female commander Suito is reluctant to discuss the fate of the pilot that Yuichi is replacing – or the strangely perfect condition of that pilot’s former aircraft – Yuichi’s curiosity becomes heightened.
BLU-RAY DISC & DVD SPECIAL FEATURES· "Animation Research for The Sky Crawlers" Featurette
· "The Sound Design and Animation of The Sky Crawlers" Featurette
BLU-RAY DISC EXCLUSIVE
· "Sky's the Limit: An Interview with Director Mamoru Oshii" Featurette
The Blu-ray Disc™ version of The Sky Crawlers is BD-Live™ enabled, allowing users to get connected and use the disc as a key to unlock exclusive content and features via an Internet-connected Blu-ray™ player. Download exclusive content, register for rewards, give feedback through our survey and more!
Get rewarded for registering your Sony Blu-ray DiscsDiscs! The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club rewards consumers in the U.S. for purchasing and registering BD-Live enabled Sony Blu-ray movies. Members can redeem accumulated points for cool Sony products, plus enter to win cash and prizes in daily sweepstakes, including the chance to win a SONY® BRAVIA® HDTV each month! ! For details visit http://www.blogger.com/www.sonyrewards.com/bluray.
The Sky Crawlers
Rated: PG-13 for material involving violence, some sexual content and smoking
DVD Catalog #: 30748
DVD UPC Code: 043396307483
DVD SLP: $27.96
Blu-ray Catalog #: 30752
Blu-ray UPC Code: 043396307520
Blu-ray SLP: $39.95
Running Time: 121
Order Date: April 23, 2009
Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at http://www.sonypictures.com/
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