Overview
- Whisper of the Heart will play in U.S. and Canadian IMAX theaters on Apr. 21 in a newly remastered 4K presentation.
- The Secret World of Arrietty follows on May 19 with a 4K IMAX release across the same markets.
- Both titles will screen in Japanese with subtitles or in English dubs, with tickets available now.
- The releases extend the ongoing GKIDS–IMAX program that has brought Studio Ghibli classics back to North American theaters after prior runs for The Boy and the Heron and Princess Mononoke.
- Credits spotlight: Whisper of the Heart is directed by Yoshifumi Kondo with a screenplay and storyboards by Hayao Miyazaki, while Arrietty is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi from a Miyazaki screenplay and features an English cast including Bridgit Mendler, David Henrie, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Moises Arias, and Carol Burnett.