Sumi Shimamoto

9 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K6 in HD1 in SD

Sumi Shimamoto photo

Sumi Shimamoto is a Japanese voice actress.

Biography from TMDB

By format

List

2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Supporting role · Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

2026 Japan Studio Ghibli (remastered) Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

France 4K Blu-ray announced

Best Video:

Japan Studio Ghibli 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Remastered Blu-ray only included as a pack-in with the 4K Blu-ray. Includes English subtitles and a dub, which the 4K Blu-ray does not.

Best Audio:

Japan Studio Ghibli 4K Blu-ray

UK StudioCanal Blu-ray for the English dub

Audio Notes:

4K Blu-ray includes the original 5.1 mix in its unaltered form, all other releases after the LaserDisc, as well as the remastered Blu-ray, had its dynamic range lowered.

For the English dub, the UK StudioCanal Blu-ray is the least limited mix.

Additional Info:

US Disney Blu-ray has dubtitles. US GKIDS Blu-ray and Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray releases (both 2013, box set, and RM4K) have proper English subtitle translations.

Belle (2021)

Small role · Director: Mamoru Hosoda

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

All The Anime/Shout! Factory & GKIDS (UK/US) 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(caveat: forced subtitles)

3.5

6 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Leading role · Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Japanese audio: The HQ Audio Restoration by Hydra Spectre (made using the 2011 US Disney Blu-ray and the 2003 Taiwan Disney DVD), 2003 Japan Studio Ghibli DVD or 2003 Taiwan Disney DVD as an alternative

English audio: 2005 US Disney DVD

4.2

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Supporting role · Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Best English-Friendly:

2014 "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Japan Blu-ray or US Disney Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · lddb.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

2014 "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Japan Blu-ray

Video Notes:

2014 "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Japan Blu-ray
Comparisons: https://slow.pics/c/6JWnlfit

Best Audio:

All sources are within margin of error. Comparisons: Japanese, English
Alternate Streamline English dub is available only on 1994 Fox LD.

Additional Info:

US GKIDS Blu-ray has more bonuses than the US Disney Blu-ray

Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Supporting role · Director: Hayao Miyazaki

4K · Disappointing

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2025 Discotek US Blu-ray SteelBook

Video Notes:

4K Blu-ray is denoised

The 2025 SteelBook uses the same transfer as the 2014 Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray and 2015 Discotek US Blu-ray but with better white balance.

Best Audio:

Japan: 1995 Japan LaserDisc

English: 2012 UK Blu-ray

4.0

Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)

Supporting role · Director: Makoto Shinkai

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

US GKIDS Blu-ray

Best Video:

Italy Dynit Blu-ray

Weathering with You (2019)

Supporting role · Director: Makoto Shinkai

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

US GKIDS / UK Anime, Ltd. Blu-ray

Best Video:

Italy Dynit Blu-ray

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray is an inferior upscale that is oversharpened and overexposed HDR.

Ocean Waves (1993)

Small role · Director: Tomomi Mochizuki

Best English-Friendly:

2022 US GKIDS Blu-ray

Best Video & Audio:

2015 Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray

3.1

1 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986)

TV series

Leading role

Video format: DVD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Japanese Version: OOP 2019 US Discotek Japanese Complete Series SD Blu-ray

English Version: OOP 2017 US Discotek English Complete Series SD Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(caveat: marginally worse quality)

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