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GKIDS Announces North American Premiere for 4K Restoration of Mamoru Oshii’s Angel’s Egg

With a 4K facelift supervised by Mamoru Oshii, the film debuted at Cannes; it heads to genre festivals before its November 19 theatrical bow.

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Overview

  • The restoration marks Oshii’s second 4K collaboration with GKIDS, following last year’s rerelease of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.
  • In mid-August, GKIDS released the first trailer and poster for the director-approved 4K remaster.
  • The restored Angel’s Egg debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May and is set to screen at Fantasia, Fantastic Fest and the New York Film Festival.
  • The film will receive its first wide North American theatrical release on November 19, more than 40 years after its original 1985 direct-to-video debut in Japan.
  • An HBO Max streaming date of September 1, 2025, has been reported, though GKIDS has not independently confirmed that window.