Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä


Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa, Warriors of the Wind
Japanese: 風の谷のナウシカ
English: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
German: Nausicaä aus dem Tal der Winde
Spanish: Nausicaä del Valle del Viento
French: Nausicaä de la Vallée du Vent
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Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 11, 1984
Producers: None found, add some
Studios: Topcraft
Source: Manga
Genres: AdventureAdventure, Award WinningAward Winning, FantasyFantasy
Duration: 1 hr. 57 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.361 (scored by 236182236,182 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2082
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #621
Members: 377,030
Favorites: 5,324

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Synopsis

A millennium has passed since the catastrophic nuclear war named the "Seven Days of Fire," which destroyed nearly all life on Earth. Humanity now lives in a constant struggle against the treacherous jungle that has evolved in response to the destruction caused by mankind. Filled with poisonous spores and enormous insects, the jungle spreads rapidly across the Earth and threatens to swallow the remnants of the human race.

Away from the jungle exists a peaceful farming kingdom known as the "Valley of the Wind," whose placement by the sea frees it from the spread of the jungle's deadly toxins. The Valley's charismatic young princess, Nausicaä, finds her tranquil kingdom disturbed when an airship from the kingdom of Tolmekia crashes violently in the Valley. After Nausicaä and the citizens of the Valley find a sinister pulsating object in the wreckage, the Valley is suddenly invaded by the Tolmekian military, who intend to revive a dangerous weapon from the Seven Days of Fire. Now Nausicaä must fight to stop the Tolmekians from plunging the Earth into a cataclysm which humanity could never survive, while also protecting the Valley from the encroaching forces of the toxic jungle.

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Background

In 1984, the film was awarded the Oufuji Noburou Award at the Mainichi Film Awards. In 1985, the film was awarded at the Seiun Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Best Short Film Award at the Fantafestival.

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Staff

Takahata, Isao
Producer
Miyazaki, Hayao
Director, Script, Original Creator, Character Design, Screenplay
Shiba, Shigeharu
Sound Director
Hagita, Mitsuo
Theme Song Arrangement


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Opening Theme

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"Kaze no Tani no Naushika (風の谷のナウシカ; Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)" by Joe Hisaishi
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Ending Theme

"Tori no Hito (鳥の人; Bird Person)" by Joe Hisaishi




Reviews

Feb 13, 2024
This is the first movie I watched during my Ghibli binge, and it did not disappoint! However, it seems that people either think this is one of Ghibli’s best works and that it changed the animation industry forever, or that the movie is a poorly written, preachy dumpster fire of a film with unlikable characters and a confusing plot. I don’t fully agree with either side though, and while I think this is a great film, there’s several flaws that I believe it possesses.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film that takes place 1,000 years after a great war that ...
Apr 7, 2023
Man Nausicaa was amazing. Hayao Miyazaki really had a strong "start" here. I enjoyed the animation, animation was amazing. The sound effects were phenomenal too. The story was also really good as well. Nausicaa was a good lead actor, but man this was good. Now only a few more till my Miyazaki marathon is done, can't wait for the new one coming out next year!


The story: I loved the whole women-main role part. It was so good! I also loved the synopsis of the girl on the ship that was nice.

The animation: Man the animation was top notch for the time. There was so much ...
Oct 25, 2020
Mixed Feelings
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) is the adaptation of Miyazaki's homonymous manga, and one of his earliest films, it's entertaining for sure but i have a couple problems with it

Miyazaki creates a world with it's own politics, history and lore. and none of them is has a decent explanation that we would otherwise get if we read the manga, many of his other films also avoid these explanations, but they were never necessary, unlike this one.
this lack of explanation makes moments like the rebirth of the Giant Warrior and Nausicaä walking on a field of gold have very little impact

the characters are ...

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