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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Original title: Kaze no tani no Naushika
  • 1984
  • 1h 57m
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
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Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.

  • Director
    • Hayao Miyazaki
  • Writers
    • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Kazunori Itô
  • Stars
    • Sumi Shimamoto
    • Mahito Tsujimura
    • Hisako Kyôda
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    191K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,969
    195
    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writers
      • Hayao Miyazaki
      • Kazunori Itô
    • Stars
      • Sumi Shimamoto
      • Mahito Tsujimura
      • Hisako Kyôda
    • 305User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Sumi Shimamoto
    Sumi Shimamoto
    • Nausicaä
    • (voice)
    Mahito Tsujimura
    • Jihl
    • (voice)
    • …
    Hisako Kyôda
    Hisako Kyôda
    • Oh-Baba
    • (voice)
    Gorô Naya
    Gorô Naya
    • Yupa
    • (voice)
    Ichirô Nagai
    Ichirô Nagai
    • Mito
    • (voice)
    Kôhei Miyauchi
    Kôhei Miyauchi
    • Goru
    • (voice)
    Jôji Yanami
    Jôji Yanami
    • Gikkuri
    • (voice)
    Minoru Yada
    Minoru Yada
    • Niga
    • (voice)
    Rihoko Yoshida
    • Teto
    • (voice)
    • …
    Masako Sugaya
    • Girl A
    • (voice)
    Takako Sasuga
    • Girl B
    • (voice)
    Chika Sakamoto
    • Boy A
    • (voice)
    Tarako
    • Boy B
    • (voice)
    • (as TARAKO)
    Yôji Matsuda
    • Asbel
    • (voice)
    Mîna Tominaga
    Mîna Tominaga
    • Rastel
    • (voice)
    Mugihito
    • Mayor of Pejite
    • (voice)
    • (as Makoto Terada)
    Akiko Tsuboi
    • Rastel's Mother
    • (voice)
    Yoshiko Sakakibara
    Yoshiko Sakakibara
    • Kushana
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writers
      • Hayao Miyazaki
      • Kazunori Itô
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    insightstraight

    THE film to challenge people's assumptions about anime.

    I saw the dubbed version years ago and, even in that form, was taken by the imaginative visuals, interesting storyline, and worthwhile characters. I was also impressed by the fact the lead character was a strong young woman, who was a "warrior" yet whose greatest strength lay in her compassion (rather than striving to become a female Rambo.)

    I tracked down a copy of the VHS and sent it to my young nieces, pleased with a "kid's" movie which provided a positive role model without being dumb. The movie captivated them as well -- they wore the tape out, and it started them on a lifelong interest in anime. It was they who sent me the uncut subtitled version years later, completing the circle.

    Nausicaa is decent science fiction, often breath-taking animation, and unusually *human* characters, and every time I see it I am glad I returned. Everyone should give it a chance, especially those who have written off anime as "round eyed kids and lots of explosions".
    8Lupercali

    The first of the 'canonical' Miyazaki films.

    The first thing to establish is that this is a science fiction epic. It has more in common with 'Dune' or any number of SF novels - Brian Aldiss's 'Hothouse' springs to mind for one- than it does with a typical western animated children's film. Therefore one's expectations should be a little different, and ultimately it was the SF aspect which gave the movie such a high grade in my books. Whereas it didn't have quite the emotional clout that I look for in an animated feature, it was a stupendously told SF story.

    Technically not a Ghibli film (Miyazaki actually used the studio which did most of 'The Last Unicorn', and which more or less became Ghibli when 'Laputa' was made a couple of years later), 'Nausicaa' is a far-future SF story with a princess/warrior/nature-lover heroine and strong environmental themes. There's also an opposing princess/leader trying to use technology to overcome the apparently hostile environment. If you're starting to think 'Princess Mononoke', you'd be on the right track. In some ways 'Nausicaa' seems like an early stab in the direction of 'Mononoke', though the latter would delve far more into spirituality and mythology, eschewing the SF aspects.

    There aren't really any major weak points in Nausicaa - unless you count the frustrating 12 drawings per second animation which I constantly complain about in Japanese animation. The backgrounds aren't as amazing and the animation not as good as the last few Ghibli films, but for 1984 it was plenty good enough. I have a fairly trivial complaint in that the character of Kuratowa is drawn in a slightly more 'anime' style, ala Lupin III, whereas all of the other characters are done in a realistic style. He just seems a little out of place, though he's quite delightfully drawn.

    The really strong points of the movie are its pacing (at least until the very end. Miyazaki was unhappy with the end too), its story telling, which manages to be sophisticated without being impossibly complex, its engrossing background drawings and settings, - and most of all in the amazing attention to detail in the fully realized post-apocalypse SF-fantasy world in which the story is set. Every little thing is worked out and placed such that you find yourself admiring inventions, ideas, structures, creatures, etc which don't draw attention to themselves, but simply exist as part of the backdrop of the movie. Of course 'Nausicaa' had existed for several years as a serialised Manga, so Miyazaki no doubt knew its universe inside-out.

    There's a very clever plot, which I won't give away, but which involves humanity's relationship with the Earth and nature.

    It's the sort of movie which you can get thoroughly caught up in, and which will stand repeated viewings. It really is a film which is perfectly pitched at both a young and an adult audience. As Miyazaki's second feature film it is also, rightly or wrongly, usually considered the start of Studio Ghibli, and is arguably worth watching for historical reasons, too.

    Not the very best from Miyazaki or Ghibli, but an auspicious beginning.

    PS, in case you didn't know, there was a heavily butchered US version floating around called 'Warriors of the Wind', which is universally reviled as a disgrace. Just to make it confusing, some of the Japanese copies are also called 'Warriors of the Wind'. The thing to look for is the 116 minute running length. If you get that, you've got the right one. At the moment the only way you can get the film is in Japanese dialog with English subtitles. Personally I'd go ahead and do that, rather than wait while Disney squats on the US distribution rights (Amazon gives it a release date of 2010 for God's sake). You can always replace it later.

    Good stuff.
    8silentcheesedude

    A Miyazaki masterpiece

    Brilliant, captivating, and sometimes just plain awesome are some of things that come to mind while watching yet another one of Miyazaki's epic tales: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds. Deliberately slow-moving at points, yet undeniably exciting in and out of it's action sequences, and a fantastic introduction to anime itself.

    Without revealing too much of the plot, it takes us through the life of Nausicaa, a princess of a small village, and her struggles to stop warring nations from destroying an important source that can save the planet. The planet has already gone through a major destruction that nearly wiped out humanity, and their are large insects called ohmu, that guard the source that is spreading through the world.

    Miyazaki introduces an empowerment of female characters in his animes, such as Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, and his most recent, Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro). The characters are done with style and care, and, in Nausicaa, there is no exception.

    It amazes me that this film created some controversy when released, being banned in Poland because of it's depiction of an ecological disaster. Though the movie is obviously fantasy, it turns out that some may consider it a touchy subject. I didn't find any offense whatsoever with anything the movie showed, just a futuristic disaster no doubt caused by man.

    Combining fantasy and science-fiction, Nausicaa is nice to look at. It certainly shows it's age when compared to some newer animes, not having the help from high-end computers. Considering it was done in the 80's, Miyazaki's production team did a great job. Little details, backgrounds, gadgets, & animals are drawn slightly better then some Japanese animes from that time.

    Keep in mind that my review is based on the Disney release (Feb 2005). It's cleaned up, unedited, with new voices from well known actors that sound great (but I still prefer subtitles). Keep far away from the old version 'Warriors of the Wind', which chops off more then half-hour from the movie.

    9 out of 10
    10TanjBennett

    loyalty, bravery, and adventure after an apocalypse

    This was the film which introduced me (and many others in the 1980s) to Miyazake, and even in the form of a poor quality VHS on an ordinary TV, it was amazing. By 1984 Miyazake was already well known in Japan for his anime work in film, TV, and for the comic strip that this film was based upon.

    In this early full length film he really got to spread his wings. There are fantastic aerial sequences like the jet-glider evading the flying snakes, which (this predates computed 3D, and aerial sequences are present in most of his work) are just a tour-de-force of imagination and geometry. And yet this is a world that feels very organic, not geometric, with a cast of characters drawn in a unique cross between hobo, samurai, and pirate - totally blending in to an imaginary post apocalyptic world where humans scratch out a precarious life in villages hidden in the few green valleys left in a world of desert, where the only remaining resources are wind, sunlight, and humans.

    But it is also a world of enormous dangers, including airborne bandits and the strange, mutated creatures that have evolved to control the barren and scarred earth. When our heroine's valley home is attacked by raiders, she embarks on an adventure against them that will lead her, and some unlikely allies found along the way, to an eventual confrontation combining warring armies of bandits, ancient machines of infernal destruction, and the implacable, mysterious, threatening beasts which roam the badlands. The pace is swashbuckling - if this were a book, it would be one you could not stop reading.

    It has the feel of the original comic books, but plays out wonderfully on the screen - you don't need to know the comics. The style is very unique. Even though it is very stylized (no photorealism here), you immediately get the feeling of the world and the characters. The story works for children of all ages (mine both first saw this before they were 6, and have memorized it long since), and combined with the wonderful visuals it is a treat for adults too. As a genre I would classify it as soft (no attempt at scientific correctness) sci-fi rather than fantasy, though some might think it more a work of fantasy. It is fascinating partly because its roots in style and action are unexpected for a western viewer. Japanese manga and stories had evolved in their own way, and although this is early Miyazake, it is already a product of that mature and distinct art form.

    As always with Miyazake - if you haven't seen his work, well you haven't seen anything like it, and it is time you did.
    10Fangor

    The film of all times.

    The film of all times. My personal favorite of all films, anime and non-anime. It has it all, a great, involving story that holds many important lessons of life. Interesting characters. Action, adventure, and above all feeling, the mood just sucks me in and holds on till the very end and beyond. The music is epic, and the animation is top class. The setting is a futuristic kind of midevil inspired fantasy... if that says anything... but anyway it feels very real although fantastic and apeals to me. This movie is from the very heart of Hayao Miyazaki, the master of anime... Its so sad that the dubbed version was so butchered, it was the first version I saw(actualy the swedish dubbing of the american dubbing(sigh)) and I thaught it was great, but now that I have seen the original, a new door has opened and revealed a true masterpiece. I recomend this film to all and everyone. Average 10(10)

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    • Trivia
      When Nausicaä was first released as an English dub in the U.S. in 1985 it was drastically cut down to 1 hour and 35 minutes and titled Warriors of the Wind. Writer and Director Hayao Miyazaki was still so upset by the truncated "Warriors of the Wind" version of Nausicaä that when Harvey Weinstein approached him to discuss the distribution to his following film Princess Mononoke (1997) and insisted on a similar heavily cut version of the movie, Miyazaki angrily left the meeting. Several days later, Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki sent a katana sword to Weinstein's office with "NO CUTS" embedded into its blade. The movie was later released in the U.S. in its uncut version. During a later interview, Miyazaki commented on the incident by smiling and stating, "I defeated him." Nausicaä was his only film to suffer heavy editing on first release. In 1995 the US rights returned to Miyazaki and he made a distribution deal with Disney. In 2003 a new English dub with Patrick Stewart and Uma Thurman was released in the uncut 117 minute (1hr 57min) version. - James LaPierre WUD Films
    • Goofs
      During the climactic battle scene, the design of Oh-Baba's headband changes several times. It sometimes has gold beads instead of gold-circled turquoise beads on the end-pieces, and alternately terminates with a single or a double line of cord.
    • Quotes

      Nausicaä: Every one of us relies on water from the wells, because mankind has polluted all the lakes and rivers. but do you know why the well water is pure? It's because the trees of the wastelands purify it! And you plan to burn the trees down? You must not burn down the toxic jungle! You should have left the giant warrior beneath the earth!... Asbel, tell them how the jungle evolved and how the insects are gaurding it so we won't pollute the earth again. Asbel please!

    • Crazy credits
      As the credits roll we see life returning to normal in the valley: Kushana, Kurotowa and the Tolmekian fleet leave peacefully, after Nausicaä has unheard words for Kushana. The denizens of the Valley of the Wind replant trees in the burned-down forest. Lord Yupa and Asbel ride Yupa's beasts to the Toxic Jungle and explore it. When the text "The End" appears on screen we see Nausicaa's discarded helmet in the forest, alongside a green, non-Toxic Jungle sapling.
    • Alternate versions
      In the original Japanese version of the film, a World Wildlife logo praising the film is displayed at the beginning. For the US release from Disney, this logo was replaced with a typical Studio Ghibli logo.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tales of the Valley of the Wind (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Kaze no Tani no Naushika (Symbolic Theme Song)
      Lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto

      Music by Haruomi Hosono

      Arranged by Mitsuo Hagita

      Vocals by Narumi Yasuda (Tokuma Japan)

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    • Release date
      • November 25, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Disney (United States)
      • Disney's official site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Guerreros del viento
    • Production companies
      • Nibariki
      • Tokuma Shoten
      • Hakuhodo
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $495,770
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,012,301
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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