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The debut film from Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is considered by many to be his masterwork — and there are few films, animated or otherwise, of such sweeping scope and grandeur. Set in a devastated future world decimated by atmospheric poisons and swarming with gigantic insects, Nausicaä is the story of a young princess, both brave and innocent, whose love for all living things and passionate determination to understand the processes of nature lead her into terrible danger, sacrifice, and eventual triumph.
Like most Studio Ghibli films, there is neither good nor evil, but conflicting viewpoints, weaknesses, and power struggles. Throughout the film, Miyazaki’s animation is awe-inspiring; the depiction of the poisoned forest in particular is a thing of transcendent beauty. Once the hallucinogenic strangeness of shape and color has been accepted, there is light, growth and life everywhere. Huge dragonfly-like creatures are accompanied by wonderful, evocative sounds of flight and movement. The lethal fungus plants glow, shimmer and shed spores like silent gleaming snowfalls. This is a film not to be missed.
Original Release
03/11/1984
US Release
06/14/1985
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sumi Shimamoto | Nausicaä (voice) / Nausicaä |
Mahito Tsujimura | Jihl (voice) / Jihl / Muzu |
Hisako Kyōda | Oh-Baba / Obaba (voice) |
Goro Naya | Yupa (voice) / Yupa |
Ichiro Nagai | Mito (voice) / Mito |
Kohei Miyauchi | Goru / Gol (voice) |
Jôji Yanami | Gikkuri (voice) / Gikkuri |
Minoru Yada | Niga (voice) / Niga |
Rihoko Yoshida | Girl C (voice) / Teto / Girl C / Toeto |
Masako Sugaya | Girl A (voice) / Girl A |
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Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sumi Shimamoto | Nausicaä (voice) / Nausicaä |
Mahito Tsujimura | Jihl (voice) / Jihl / Muzu |
Hisako Kyōda | Oh-Baba / Obaba (voice) |
Goro Naya | Yupa (voice) / Yupa |
Ichiro Nagai | Mito (voice) / Mito |
Kohei Miyauchi | Goru / Gol (voice) |
Jôji Yanami | Gikkuri (voice) / Gikkuri |
Minoru Yada | Niga (voice) / Niga |
Rihoko Yoshida | Girl C (voice) / Teto / Girl C / Toeto |
Masako Sugaya | Girl A (voice) / Girl A |
Takako Sasuga | Girl B (voice) / Girl B |
Chika Sakamoto | Boy A (voice) / Boy A |
Tarako | Boy B / Boy B (voice) |
Yoji Matsuda | Asbel (voice) / Asbel |
Mina Tominaga | Rastel / Lastel (voice) |
Mugihito | Mayor of Pejite / Mayor of Pejite (voice) |
Akiko Tsuboi | Rastel's Mother / Lastel's Mother (voice) |
Yoshiko Sakakibara | Kushana (voice) / Kushana |
Iemasa Kayumi | Kurotowa (voice) / Kurotowa |
Tetsuo Mizutori | Commando (voice) / Commando |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Toru Hara | Executive Producer |
Hiroshi Morie | Executive Producer |
Hideo Ogata | Executive Producer |
Tadashi Okumoto | Executive Producer |
Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Executive Producer |
Tatsumi Yamashita | Executive Producer |
Rick Dempsey | Producer |
Riley Jackson | Producer |
Ned Lott | Producer |
Isao Takahata | Producer |
Masaya Tokuyama | Producer |
Toshio Suzuki | Producer |
Toru Hara | Producer |