Wes Anderson

Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

Wes Anderson conjures a dystopian future Japan in magical stop-motion. After a canine virus outbreak, the dogs of Megasaki are exiled to a vast island garbage dump. When Atari (the daring twelve-year-old ward of the city’s mayor) sets out to rescue his beloved Spots, he meets a pack of mongrel friends and is launched on an epic quest. Innovatively blending English and Japanese dialogue through a cross-cultural voice cast that includes Bryan Cranston, Greta Gerwig, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Yoko Ono, and Koyu Rankin, this fable of loyalty and disobedience combines Anderson’s signature themes—friendship among outsiders, the adventure of rebellion—with a delight in the boundless possibilities of animated storytelling.

Isle of Dogs

Film Info

  • United States
  • 2018
  • 101 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.40:1
  • English
  • Spine #1281

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital master, supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring Anderson and actor Jeff Goldblum
  • Storyboard animatic
  • The Making of “Isle of Dogs,” featuring animators, puppet makers, modelers, sculptors, set dressers, illustrators, and production designers
  • The Visual Comedy of “Isle of Dogs,” a video essay by filmmakers Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou
  • Jupiter in the Studio, featuring actor F. Murray Abraham touring the set
  • Animation tests, visual-effects breakdowns, and behind-the-scenes and time-lapse footage
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Moeko Fujii and a poster by cover artist Katsuhiro Otomo

    Illustration by Katsuhiro Otomo

Purchase Options

Collector's Sets

Collector's Set

The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years

The Wes Anderson Archive

4K UHD+Blu-ray Combo Box Set

20 Discs

$399.96

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital master, supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring Anderson and actor Jeff Goldblum
  • Storyboard animatic
  • The Making of “Isle of Dogs,” featuring animators, puppet makers, modelers, sculptors, set dressers, illustrators, and production designers
  • The Visual Comedy of “Isle of Dogs,” a video essay by filmmakers Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou
  • Jupiter in the Studio, featuring actor F. Murray Abraham touring the set
  • Animation tests, visual-effects breakdowns, and behind-the-scenes and time-lapse footage
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Moeko Fujii and a poster by cover artist Katsuhiro Otomo

    Illustration by Katsuhiro Otomo
Isle of Dogs
Cast
Bryan Cranston
Chief
Koyu Rankin
Atari
Edward Norton
Rex
Bob Balaban
King
Jeff Goldblum
Duke
Bill Murray
Boss
Kunichi Nomura
Mayor Kobayashi
Akira Ito
Professor Watanabe
Greta Gerwig
Tracy Walker
Frances McDormand
Interpreter Nelson
Akira Takayama
Major-Domo
Scarlett Johansson
Nutmeg
Harvey Keitel
Gondo
F. Murray Abraham
Jupiter
Yoko Ono
Assistant Scientist Yoko-Ono
Tilda Swinton
Oracle
Ken Watanabe
Head Surgeon
Mari Natsuki
Auntie
Liev Schreiber
Spots
Fisher Stevens
Scrap
Courtney B. Vance
The Narrator
Yojiro Noda
News Anchor
Frank Wood
Simul-Translate Machine
Credits
Director
Wes Anderson
Story by
Wes Anderson
Story by
Roman Coppola
Story by
Jason Schwartzman
Story by
Kunichi Nomura
Screenplay by
Wes Anderson
Produced by
Wes Anderson
Produced by
Scott Rudin
Produced by
Steven Rales
Produced by
Jeremy Dawson
Director of photography
Tristan Oliver
Animation director
Mark Waring
Original music by
Alexandre Desplat
Music supervisor
Randall Poster
Editor
Ralph Foster
Editor
Edward Bursch
Supervising editor
Andrew Weisblum
Lead animator
Antony Elworthy
Lead animator
Kim Keukeleire
Lead animator
Jason Stalman
Coproducer
Octavia Peissel
Production designer
Adam Stockhausen
Production designer
Paul Harrod
Head of puppets department
Andy Gent
Visual effects supervisor
Tim Ledbury
Animation producer
Simon Quinn
Animation supervisor
Tobias Fouracre
Executive producer
Christoph Fisser
Executive producer
Henning Molfenter
Executive producer
Charlie Woebcken
Casting by
Douglas Aibel
Casting by
Kunichi Nomura
Unit stills photographer
Ray Lewis
Unit stills photographer
Valerie Sadoun

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