Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1984 Hayao Miyazaki 1h 57m ★ 7.9
Adventure Animation Fantasy
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

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 bon

Cast

Sumi Shimamoto Sumi Shimamoto Nausicaä (voice)
Ichiro Nagai Ichiro Nagai Mito (voice)
Gorō Naya Gorō Naya Yupa (voice)
Yoji Matsuda Yoji Matsuda Asbel (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara Yoshiko Sakakibara Kushana (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi Iemasa Kayumi Kurotowa (voice)
Hisako Kyoda Hisako Kyoda Obaba (voice)
Mahito Tsujimura Mahito Tsujimura Jihl (voice)

Vibes

Adventurous Visually Stunning Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky 1986
Early Miyazaki environmental adventures. Two films about young people standing between nature and the machines that want to consume it. Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke 1997
Miyazaki's environmental epics. Nature fights back and a young woman stands in the middle. Dune
Dune 2021
Ecological prophets in the wasteland. Two films about leaders who must save a dying world from the people living in it.