Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(風の谷のナウシカ)

Name: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

Japan, United States · 1984
Rated PG · 1h 57m
Director Hayao Miyazaki
Starring Sumi Shimamoto, Ichirō Nagai, Gorō Naya, Yōji Matsuda
Genre Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

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.

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Lily Bradfield

Every frame of this film is like a piece of art! Such a moving tale of environmentalism and feminism.

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Time Out by

Stellar stuff.

The New Yorker by Michael Sragow

Hayao Miyazaki’s animated adventure, from 1984, is a magnificent anomaly—a rousing vision of scorched earth.

Variety by Robert Koehler

Miyazaki’s first hit fascinates as a glimpse into the master’s then-developing style, even when the final-act storytelling gets woozy.

The A.V. Club by Tasha Robinson

The film is good-hearted, energetic, and full of Ghibli's characteristically beautiful hand-rendered animation, but it's also lightweight and hyper, with none of Miyazaki's more resonant themes.

Empire by William Thomas

Dreamlike Ghibli animation that's well worth seeking out.