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Miyazaki’s Oscar Winner ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Coming to Max; Streamer Renews Deal for Studio Ghibli Films

Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning "The Boy and the Heron" is streaming to Max in the U.S. under an exclusive deal renewal for Studio Ghibli films.

The extension with GKids also will keep nearly two dozen Studio Ghibli films — including “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” “Ponyo,” “Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle” — exclusively on Max in the U.S. for at least the next several years. GKids released “The Boy and the Heron” in the U.S. on Dec. 8, 2023, in its original Japanese with English subtitles, as well as in a new English-language version featuring the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and Florence Pugh. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) Castle in the Sky (1986) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Only Yesterday (1991) Porco Rosso (1992) Ocean Waves (1993) Pom Poko (1994) Whisper of the Heart (1995) Princess Mononoke (1997) My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) Spirited Away (2001) The Cat Returns (2002) Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Tales from Earthsea (2006) Ponyo (2008) The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) The Wind Rises (2013) The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) When Marnie Was There (2014) Earwig and the Witch (2020) The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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