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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Hoezo in KINO

For his second animated feature as director, Hayao Miyazaki adapted his own best-selling Manga to make this epic masterpiece. A huge success when released in Japan back in 1984, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind helped launch Studio Ghibli and bears all the hallmarks of Miyazaki’s later successes: fantastical worlds, great characters, and stunning animation. 
 
A thousand years after a great war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind is one of the only areas that remains 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. Japanese language with English subtitles.
 
 

Credits

Regie
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Sumi Shimamoto, Ichiro Nagai, Gorō Naya
Genre
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Speelduur
117 minutes
Land
Japan
Taal
Japanese
Ondertiteling
English

Storyline

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.