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Nausica� of the Valley of Wind[Widescreen] - DVD

SKU: 6691172 | Release Date: 2/22/2005

Rating: PG for Mild Violence

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Rating: PG for Mild Violence
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1984
Length: 117 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: Anime
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Synopsis

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into English in the mid-2000s, hence the presence of such actors as Shia LeBoeuf, who wasn't born yet when the film was originally made.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, All Movie Guide

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THX-Certified Mastering

Languages/Sound

Eng/Japanese

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional 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

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

Uma Thurman - Kushana (English)
Alison Lohman - Nausica� (English)
Shia LaBeouf - Asbel (English)
Edward James Olmos - Mito (English)
Patrick Stewart - Lord Yupa (English)
Mark Hamill - Mayor (English)

Crew

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Animator: Kazuo Komatsubara ,Takashi Nakamura ,Tsukasa Tannai
Producer: Isao Takahata
Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki ,Kazunori Ito

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