We analyze in Cinemascomics the releases of Vertigo Films in Blu-Ray, Memories of the Yesterday and I can hear the sea.
At Cinemascomics we have analyzed the Blu-Ray home edition of both Memories of Yesterday (1991) like I Can Hear the Sea (1993)which have both been released in Blu-Ray format for the first time, by the hand of Vertigo Filmsbeing the first time that these cult films from the traditional Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli can be enjoyed by collectors in high definition in our country.
The prestigious Japanese animation company, Studio Ghibli, is the creator of timeless masterpieces such as Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Whispers of the Heart, The Castle in the Sky or Howl’s Moving Castleamong other titles.
memories of yesterday is already available from today June 29 on Blu-Ray and DVD. Directed by Isao Takahata, co-creator of the prestigious Studio Ghibli, it is one of the most special films in the long history and filmography of the Japanese company.
Isao Takahata had already directed the masterful and unforgettable film three years earlier The fireflies’s grave for Studio Ghibli, before working on this film, which unites with ingenuity, care, dedication and a lot of emotion the world of childhood memories, linked to the always difficult leap to maturity. In this way, the filmmaker manages to recreate this nostalgia trip through the eyes of a 27-year-old who continues to remember the girl she was, at the tender age of 10, in her hometown.
About I can hear the seathe film will be officially released in physical format (Blu-Ray and DVD) starting on July 15.
This film is, together with memories of yesterdayone of the few films in the Studio Ghibli collection that had yet to be released in Spain in high definition.
Director of listen to the sea is Tomomi Mochizuki, who was chosen within Studio Ghibli itself as the most suitable to face this project, trusting in his youth and talent. He directed, at just 35 years old, this beautiful and emotional story, which was the first of Studio Ghibli in which the direction was not in charge of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, or Isao Takahata, both being the founders of the company. Thus, the film delves into the beautiful moment of youth, where its protagonists will live an unforgettable romance for the rest of their lives.
TECHNICAL DATA:
Memories of Yesterday:
Blu Ray:
- Audio in Spanish and Japanese DTS HD 2.0
Country: Japan - Year: 1991
- Approximate duration: 119 minutes
- Appearance: 1.85 – 16/9
- Subtitles: Spanish
- Qualification: Authorized for all audiences
- Extras: No
Synopsis: Taeko Okajima is a young woman who decides to ask for a leave of absence from work in order to return to her home in Yamagata, the town where she grew up and lived the happiest moments of her childhood. During her trip to her family’s farm and her subsequent stay there, Taeko will remember her childhood, while she intensely lives her present and debates where to direct her future. .
I can hear the sea:
Blu Ray:
- Audio in Spanish and Japanese DTS HD 2.0
- Country: Japan
- Year: 1993
- Approximate duration: 72 minutes
- Appearance: 1.85 – 16/9
- Subtitles: Spanish
- Qualification: Authorized for all audiences
- Extras: No
Synopsis: Muto is a girl from Tokyo who has just transferred to one of the high schools in the city of Kochi. Despite being pretty, good at sports and studies, she never manages to adapt to social life and fit in with other students. Taku Morisaki and Yucata Matsuno also study at the same school. Two inseparable friends, where the first of them will begin to be interested in the newcomer.
Lastly, hope you enjoy shopping for memories of yesterday Y I can hear the sea, available thanks to Vertigo Films on DVD and Blu-Ray, as well as for digital rental and sale; and so you can see them as many times as you want, both in its original version and dubbed into Spanish.