When is the Blu-ray release of Kaze Tachinu/The Wind Rises?


I have been searching for the (Japanese) release date of the Kaze Tachinu (The
Wind Rises) Blu-ray.

As U.S. cinema release is in February 2014, so me being in the Netherlands
means it might arrive in 2016.

So, when is the Japanese Blu-ray release?




As near as I can tell, there is (as of 22 Oct 2013) no announced release date
for the Blu-ray/DVD version of _The Wind Rises_. However, the recent history
of Ghibli films suggests a pattern.

[code]

    FILM                     IN THEATERS    HOME VIDEO RELEASE
    Arrietty                 July 2010      June 2011
    From Up on Poppy Hill    July 2011      June 2012
    The Wind Rises           July 2013      _________
    
[/code]

As the astute reader will infer, this suggests that _The Wind Rises_ will
probably be released (on home video) in June 2014 or thereabouts.

* * *

**UPDATE:** _The Wind Rises_ will be available on home video (Blu-ray and DVD)
in Japan [on **June 18,
2014**](http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%A2%A8%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AC-Blu-
ray-%E5%AE%AE%E5%B4%8E%E9%A7%BF/dp/B00J2NX8NW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1396295586&sr=1-1&keywords=%E9%A2%A8%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AC),
just as I surmised.




As near as I can tell, there is (as of 22 Oct 2013) no announced release date
for the Blu-ray/DVD version of _The Wind Rises_. However, the recent history
of Ghibli films suggests a pattern.

[code]

    FILM                     IN THEATERS    HOME VIDEO RELEASE
    Arrietty                 July 2010      June 2011
    From Up on Poppy Hill    July 2011      June 2012
    The Wind Rises           July 2013      _________
    
[/code]

As the astute reader will infer, this suggests that _The Wind Rises_ will
probably be released (on home video) in June 2014 or thereabouts.

* * *

**UPDATE:** _The Wind Rises_ will be available on home video (Blu-ray and DVD)
in Japan [on **June 18,
2014**](http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%A2%A8%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AC-Blu-
ray-%E5%AE%AE%E5%B4%8E%E9%A7%BF/dp/B00J2NX8NW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1396295586&sr=1-1&keywords=%E9%A2%A8%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AC),
just as I surmised.

