Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ( Kaze no tani no Naushika ) ( Warriors of the Wind Nausicaa )

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Blu-Ray) (*)

$44.99

Original Title: Kaze no tani no Naushika
Alternate Title: Warriors of the Wind Nausicaa
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Japanese ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
116 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Storyboards
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1984 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Hayao Miyazaki

Written By:
Hayao Miyazaki

Actors:
Sumi Shimamoto ..... Nausicaä
Mahito Tsujimura ..... Jihl
Hisako Kyôda ..... Oh-Baba
Gorô Naya ..... Yupa
Ichirô Nagai ..... Mito
Kôhei Miyauchi ..... Goru
Jôji Yanami ..... Gikkuri
Minoru Yada ..... Niga
Rihoko Yoshida ..... Teto / Girl C
Masako Sugaya ..... Girl A
Takako Sasuga ..... Girl B
Chika Sakamoto ..... Boy A
Tarako ..... Boy B
Yôji Matsuda ..... Asbel
Mîna Tominaga ..... Rastel

Synopsis:

In the far future, a thousand years after a nuclear war left the Earth as a nuclear holocaust. The Valley of the Wind, a small kingdom ruled by King Jil struggles for survival as the community tries to defend the Valley from gigantic Ohm creatures and toxic plants that live beyond the Valley in the Sea of Decay, whilst Jil's daughter and heiress to the throne, Princess Nausicaä tries to understand and feels it is wrong to destroy the toxic jungle. The Valley is attacked by the Tolmekian people who plan to destroy the Sea of Decay by using the greatest warriors that started the holocaust. After Nausicaä is taken prisoner, Nausicaä escapes and goes beneath the Sea of Decay where she discovers the toxic plants are not poisoning the air and are purifying the world by draining the air of radiation and toxins. With everything at stake, Nausicaä unites with the Ohms and set out to the Valley and foil the Tolmekians plan of unleashing the Great Warrior which will start another holocaust.

This impressive work from acclaimed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki represents a significant departure from traditional anime. Foregoing the gritty storylines, extreme violence, and adult content found throughout many anime, Miyazaki's works borrow as much from fairy tales as they do from science fiction. Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind is no exception. Centuries after war has devastated the earth, Princess Nausicaa leads the people of the Valley of the Wind. Feuding clans fight with planes and tanks as well as swords in a world that is both primitive and futuristic. In addition to her people's conflicts with other factions, Nausicaa must also contend with the insects of the jungle including the Ohmu, a race of giant, intelligent bugs that poisons the surrounding atmosphere - and is spreading rapidly. The setting of this 1984 animation owes much to the post-apocalypse genre spawned by Mad Max and other films, and the political subplot is often compared to Frank Herbert's Dune. However, the heroine here has more in common with the female protagonists of the Disney musicals such as Pocohantas and Mulan; Nausicaa is more concerned with harmony and communication than with conquest and revenge. Sympathetic to the Ohmu, she learns she must approach them with understanding to achieve peace and restore the dying world. This film is beautifully animated and written, and the moral to this ecological fable is difficult to miss.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 31 October, 2010.

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