Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind = Kaze no Tani no Naushika

Author

Hayao Miyazaki

Call Number

• DVD CHILDREN/FAMILY (WSQ)

Languages

In English or Japanese, with English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Japanese voices: Sumi Shimamoto, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Gorô Naya, Ichirô Nagai, Yôji Matsuda.

Publication Information

Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory

Physical Description

1 videodisc (116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG; for violence.

Summary

A thousand years after the Seven Days of Fire destroyed civilization, warring human factions survive in a world devastated by atmospheric poisons and swarming with gigantic insects. The peaceful Valley of the Wind is nestled on the edge of the Toxic Forest and led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, whose love of all living things leads her into terrible danger, as she fights to restore balance between humans and nature.

Notes

Based on the manga by Hayao Miyazaki.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1984; English language version released in 2005.

Bonus features: Behind the microphone ; Creating Nausicaä ; original theatrical trailers.