Fresh
When mammoth dandelions puff out spores, the sight is as seductive as it is lethal.
Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
A young girl's love called forth miracles…
1984 · 1h 57m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
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.
Director and cast
- Hayao Miyazaki Director
- Sumi Shimamoto as Nausicaä (Voice)
- Mahito Tsujimura as Jihl (Voice)
- Ichiro Nagai as Mito (voice)
- Hisako Kyoda as Oh-Baba (Voice)
- Gorō Naya as Yupa (voice)
- Yoji Matsuda as Asbel (voice)
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Kushana (voice)
- Kohei Miyauchi Cast
- Iemasa Kayumi Cast
- Joji Yanami Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Nausicaa is in some ways a grim and serious film, but it mixes a sweet optimism into its horror-filled lessons.
Tasha Robinson, AV Club
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