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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

A young girl's love called forth miracles…

19847.91h 57m

Overview

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by Isao Takahata
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Nausicaä (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Mito (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Yupa (voice)

Yoji Matsuda

Yoji Matsuda

Asbel (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Kushana (voice)

Iemasa Kayumi

Iemasa Kayumi

Kurotowa (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Hisako Kyoda

Obaba (voice)

Mahito Tsujimura

Mahito Tsujimura

Jihl (voice)

Mina Tominaga

Mina Tominaga

Lastel (voice)

Kohei Miyauchi

Kohei Miyauchi

Gol (voice)

Themes & Keywords

futureairplanesaving the worldhuman vs naturefungus spores post-apocalyptic futuregiant insecttoxicbased on mangaecologyanimeadventure

About Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a adventure, animation, fantasy film released in 1984 exploring themes of future, airplane, saving the world, human vs nature, fungus spores , post-apocalyptic future. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it stars Sumi Shimamoto, Ichiro Nagai, Gorō Naya. After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

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