Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

UPC: 786936175240

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence]

Summary: 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. The film was dubbed into English in the mid-2000s, hence the presence of such actors as Shia LeBoeuf, who wasn't born yet when the film was originally made. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Features: Behind the mirocphone with voice talent from the film: Alison Lohman, Uma Thurman, Patrick Stewart and Edward James Olmos
Complete storyboards
Original Japanese trailers
The Birth Story of Studio Ghibli featurette

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/22/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: THX THX-Certified Mastering

Runtime: 117 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind
1. Opening Credits/Exploration [2:11]
2. The Ohmu [2:06]
3. Lord Yupa [2:06]
4. The Legend on the Tapestry [3:36]
5. Princess Lastelle [4:27]
6. Torumekian Warships [6:27]
7. A Call to Unite [4:56]
8. The Mighty Warrior [5:04]
9. Under Attack [4:51]
10. Rescue [4:44]
11. The Ohmu Nest [6:41]
12. Insect Encounter [4:56]
13. A Fascinating Place [4:47]
14. Rejuvenation [3:46]
15. Wild Spores [2:51]
16. The Second Plan [6:33]
17. Escape! [5:57]
18. A Still Wind [4:47]
19. Baiting the Ohmu [5:48]
20. Saving the Baby [6:21]
21. The Mighty Warrior Attacks [3:49]
22. Nausica? and the Ohmu [5:30]
23. Rebirth/End Credits [5:54]

Cast and Crew: Isao Takahata  Producer 
Hayao Miyazaki  Director 
Hayao Miyazaki  Screenwriter 
Joe Hisaishi  Composer (Music Score) 
Yasuyoshi Tokuma  Executive Producer 
Michio Kondo  Executive Producer 
Alison Lohman  Actor 
Patrick Stewart  Actor 
Shia LaBeouf  Actor 
Uma Thurman  Actor 
Edward James Olmos  Actor 
Chris Sarandon  Actor 
Mark Hamill  Actor 
Tress MacNeille  Actor 

Country: Japan