In the far future, man has destroyed the Earth in the “Seven Days of Fire”. Now, there are small pockets of humanity that survive. One pocket is the Valley of Wind where a princess named Nausicaä tries to understand, rather than destroy the Toxic Jungle. Note that the old US release titled Warriors of the Wind is an entirely kiddiefied version which edits the original movie heavily, thus creating an entirely different story.

Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984)
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  • Taglines:Miyazaki's epic masterpiece (2005 Disney release) » A band of young warriors on the wings of their greatest challenge! (USA 1986 "Warriors of the Wind") »
  • Runtime:117 minutes
  • Director: Hayao Miyazaki
  • Country:Japan
  • Actors:
    Nausicaä (voice)
    Sumi Shimamoto
    Jihl (voice)
    Mahito Tsujimura
    Oh-Baba (voice)
    Hisako Kyôda
    Yupa (voice)
    Gorô Naya
    Mito (voice)
    Ichirô Nagai
    Goru (voice)
    Kôhei Miyauchi
    Gikkuri (voice)
    Jôji Yanami
    Niga (voice)
    Minoru Yada
    Teto / Girl C (voice)
    Rihoko Yoshida
    Girl A (voice)
    Masako Sugaya
  • Genres:Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
  • Producers:
    Rick Dempsey
    producer  
    Toru Hara
    executive producer  
    Michio Kondô
    executive producer  
    Ned Lott
    associate producer  
    Isao Takahata
    producer  
    Yasuyoshi Tokuma
    executive producer  
  • Plots: In the far future, man has destroyed the Earth in the "Seven Days of Fire". Now, there are small pockets of humanity that survive. One pocket is the Valley of Wind where a princess named Nausicaä tries to understand, rather than destroy the Toxic Jungle. Note that the old US release titled Warriors of the Wind is an entirely kiddiefied version which edits the original movie heavily, thus creating an entirely different story. -Andre Written by Alan Takahashi <takahash@ntmtv.com>
Kaze no tani no Naushika
  • User's comment:loyalty, bravery, and adventure after an apocalypse by TanjBennett

    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.


  • Quotes: Commando: That's Lord Yupa. Kill him and you'll be famous. Yupa: In the midst of my travels, I heard of an ominous rumor... It said that a monster from the ancient world had been excavated from beneath the city of Pejite where it had been sleeping. Mito: A monster from the ancient world?
  • Also known as: Nausicaä del Valle del Viento (Argentina - imdb display title), Nausicaä del Valle del Viento (Colombia - imdb display title), Nausicaä del Valle del Viento (International - imdb display title, Spanish title), Nausicaä del Valle del Viento (Mexico - imdb display title), Nausicaä del Valle del Viento (Peru - imdb display title), Nausicaä del Valle del Viento (Spain - imdb display title), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (International - imdb display title, English title), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (UK), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (USA - imdb display title), Nausicaä - Aus dem Tal der Winde (Germany - DVD title), Nausicaä - Aus dem Tal der Winde (Switzerland - DVD title, German title), Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (France - imdb display title), Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (Switzerland - imdb display title, French title), Guerreros del viento (Spain - cut version), I nafsika tis koiladas ton anemon (Greece - DVD title), Kaze no tani no Nausicaa ( - undefined), Naushika z udolí vetru (Czechoslovakia - Czech title), Nausicaä - Prinsessen fra vindens dal (Norway - reissue title), Nausicaä - fra vindenes dal (Denmark - imdb display title), Nausicaä della valle del vento (Italy), Nausicaä do Vale do Vento (Portugal - imdb display title), Nausicaä från Vindarnas dal (Sweden - imdb display title), Nausicaä z Doliny Wiatru (Poland), Nausicaä, Guerreros del viento (Mexico - DVD title), Nausicaa - A Princesa do Vale dos Ventos (Brazil - imdb display title), Nausikaja iz Doline vetrova (Serbia - imdb display title), Nauszika - A szél harcosai (Hungary - imdb display title), Prinsessen fra Vindens Dal (Norway), Rüzgarli vadi (Turkey - Turkish title), Sternenkrieger (West Germany - video title), Tuulen laakson Nausicaä (Finland), Tuulte oru Nausikaa (Estonia - imdb display title), Warriors of the Wind (USA - cut version),

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