
11 March 1984
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 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, Goro Naya, Yoji Matsuda, Yoshiko Sakakibara and Iemasa Kayumi. Taking place in a future post-apocalyptic world, the film tells the story of Nausicaä (Shimamoto), the young 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.
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. 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.
Storyline[]
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
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Sound Effects Used[]
- Anime Explosion Sound 5
- Anime Glow Sound 2
- Anime Slice Sound 2
- Anime Sparkle Sound 4
- Anime Sparkle Sound 11
- Anime Sword Slice Sound
- Audio Fidelity, Sonic Boom: F-104 "Starfighter"
- E&M Anime Jet Whine Idle Sound
- Hollywoodedge, Laser Blasts CRT050604/Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SPACEY ZAP RICCO
- Joel Valentine Quake Rumble Sound
- Looney Tunes Explosion Sound 3
- RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 10
- RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 14
- RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 15
- Shiny Sound 5
- Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, TWIN PROP - BOMBER: IN FLIGHT
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM/WB CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM, LONG (Might be a slightly elongated higher-pitched version of that sound.)
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 03 (H-B)
- Sound Ideas, GUN, MACHINE GUN - 30 CAL.: MEDIUM BURST
- Sound Ideas, GUN, MACHINE GUN - OLD AIRPLANE MACHINE GUN: SINGLE BURST
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - MACHINE GUN RICOCHETS, BULLET 01
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RIFLE - SEVERAL SHOTS, WITH RICOCHET
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 02
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 03
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 04
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 05
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 06
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 07 (Normal and differently variants.)
- RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 08
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01 (Used briefly for bullet ricochets.)
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 01
- Sound Ideas, SPACE, WHOOSH - LEFT TO RIGHT, THEN RIGHT TO LEFT
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 04
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