Product Description

From one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation and the creator of the Academy Award(R)-winning SPIRITED AWAY (Best Animated Feature Film, 2002) comes Hayao Miyazaki's epic masterpiece NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND. A thousand years after a global war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley Of The Wind remains one of only a few areas still populated. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley are engaged in a constant struggle with powerful insects called ohmu, who guard a poisonous jungle that is spreading across the Earth. Nausicaä and her brave companions, together with the people of the Valley, strive to restore the bond between humanity and the Earth. NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND is written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. And this spectacuar 2-disc set features exotic settings, impactful music, and a timeless story about courage and compassion in the face of danger.~~(c)1984 Nibariki · GH

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Hayao Miyazaki gained widespread attention in Japan for his complex ecological manga series, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1982), which he adapted for the screen two years later. One thousand years after a war devastated much of the Earth, humanity clings to existence at the fringes of a vast, polluted forest inhabited by monstrous insects. Only Nausicaä, the princess of the tiny realm of the Valley of the Wind, grasps the environmental significance of the forest. She sees beyond petty wars and national rivalries to the only viable future for the planet. In Nausicaä, Miyazaki began to explore elements he would develop more fully in his later films: daring, compassionate heroines; exciting flying sequences; colorful side characters; strong interpersonal relationships; and a call for an ecologically sustainable way of life. Nausicaä prefigures Sheeta in Castle in the Sky and Chihiro in Spirited Away, just as the rough and ready Asbel anticipates Pazu in Castle in the Sky and Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke. For years, Nausicaä was available in the United States only as the badly re-edited Warriors of the Wind. The new English dub from Disney presents the film in its entirety, with strong vocal performances by Uma Thurman, Patrick Stewart, Alison Lohman, and Edward James Olmos. (Rated PG: violence, frightening imagery) --Charles Solomon

Additional Features

The extras include a choppy Japanese documentary on the creation of Studio Ghibli, with actors impersonating directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and producer Toshio Suzuki at various points in the studio's history, and a standard collection of mini-interviews with the voice actors. The most interesting feature is the set of Miyazaki's storyboards, coordinated to the soundtrack. --Charles Solomon

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.57 x 5.82 x 7.08 inches; 4.16 ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ Hayao Miyazaki
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Dubbed, Anamorphic, NTSC, Animated, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 57 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ May 17, 2015
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Alison Lohman, Patrick Stewart, Uma Thurman, Edward James Olmos
• Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Japanese
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
• Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.1), Unqualified
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Walt Disney Home Entertainment
• Writers ‏ : ‎ Hayao Miyazaki
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1