Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Japanese: 風の谷のナウシカ, Hepburn: Kaze no Tani no Naushika) is a 1984 Japanese post-apocalyptic anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1982 manga. It was animated by Topcraft for Tokuma Shoten and Hakuhodo, and distributed by the Toei Company. Joe Hisaishi, in his first collaboration with Miyazaki, composed the score. The film stars the voices of Sumi Shimamoto, Gorō Naya, Yōji Matsuda, Yoshiko Sakakibara and Iemasa Kayumi.[1] Taking place in a post-nuclear futuristic world, the film tells the story of Nausicaä (Shimamoto), the young teenage princess of the Valley of the Wind. She becomes embroiled in a struggle with Tolmekia, a kingdom that tries to use an ancient weapon to eradicate a jungle full of giant mutant insects.

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Japanese theatrical poster by Yoshiyuki Takani
Japanese name
Kanji	風の谷のナウシカ
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Kaze no Tani no Naushika
Directed by	Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay by	Hayao Miyazaki
Based on	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by	Isao Takahata
Starring	Sumi Shimamoto Gorō Naya Yōji Matsuda Yoshiko Sakakibara Iemasa Kayumi
Cinematography	Koji Shiragami Yukitomo Shudo Yasuhiro Shimizu Mamoru Sugiura
Edited by	Tomoko Kida Naoko Kaneko Masatsugu Sakai
Music by	Joe Hisaishi
Production company	Topcraft
Distributed by	Toei Company
Release date	11 March 1984 (1984-03-11) (Japan)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥180 million ($758,000)
Box office	$14.3 million

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released in Japan on 11 March 1984. A heavily edited adaptation of the film created by Manson International, Warriors of the Wind, was released in the United States and other markets throughout the mid-to-late 1980s. The Manson cut was derided by Miyazaki and eventually replaced in circulation by an uncut, redubbed version produced by Walt Disney Pictures in 2005. Though it was made before Studio Ghibli was founded, it is often considered a Ghibli work, and was released as part of the Studio Ghibli Collection DVD and Blu-ray range.[2] The film received critical acclaim, with praise being directed at the story, themes, characters and animation. It is the highest ranked Japanese anime in a survey published by the Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2007.[3]