Oscar Winner ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Heading to Netflix Outside U.S. and Japan
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Miyazaki Hayao’s “The Boy and the Heron,” which recently won the Oscar for best animated feature film, will head to global streaming giant Netflix later this year, excluding the U.S.
and Japan. The hand-drawn, critically acclaimed fantasy adventure film is part of a renewed worldwide catalog deal between Netflix and the Japanese producer Studio Ghibli, sales agent Goodfellas and independent distributor GKids.
No release date was disclosed. It was recently confirmed that “The Boy and the Heron” will go into theatrical release in mainland China from April 3 and that it will also enjoy theatrical rereleases in the U.S.
and Japan. Netflix, Studio Ghibli and Goodfellas predecessor Wild Bunch International struck a multiyear deal in February 2020.
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