Walt Disney Japan is handling the home video release of The Red Turtle after it finished its September 2016 theatrical premiere. The feature film from Michael Dudok de Wit is scheduled for a March 17th, 2017 release. It’s getting a DVD release priced at 4,700 yen and a Blu-ray release priced at 10,000 yen that has a bit more. The extras are currently listed as a making-of, dialogue between Isao Takahata and Michael Dudok, trailer, interview with Michael Dudok.
The film comes from director Michael Dudok de Wit as his first feature. After winning the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award back in 2000 with Father and Daughter, this project is an intriguing one that is the first international co-production for Studio Ghibli who worked with Wild Bunch and Why Not Productions for it.
“The Red Turtle takes you on an ultimate journey through life. It sweeps you up in fantasy, poetry, and awesome visual beauty. Artistically and commercially it is a major movie for all ages,” says Sony Pictures Classics.
Plot concept: The dialogue-free picture centers on a man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds. When he builds a wooden raft, he is confronted by the titular turtle. The story then follows the milestones in his life on the island which include meeting a woman and starting a family.
[Source: The Red Turtle]
