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Studio Ghibli’s ‘Whisper of the Heart,’ ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ Get Imax Releases From Gkids
- Gkids and Imax will screen remastered 4K versions of Whisper of the Heart and The Secret World of Arrietty in U.S. and Canadian venues starting April 21 and May 19.
- The remasters will play in both original Japanese with subtitles and English-dubbed versions.
- The releases continue the long-running Ghibli–Gkids collaboration that expanded to Imax viewing options.
- Kiki's Delivery Service is the latest title in the remaster series, with a 4K run beginning March 13.
- The Boy and the Heron director Atsushi Okui leads the 4K remastering process for the Ghibli catalog.
- Gkids distributes the Studio Ghibli library in North America and runs the annual Ghibli Fest program.
- The remasters come after 2025 releases that boosted Imax vault screenings, including Princess Mononoke.
- The English dub cast for The Secret World of Arrietty includes Bridgit Mendler and Amy Poehler among others.
- Whisper of the Heart is a 1995 title directed by Yoshifumi Kondo with Miyazaki involvement.
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