From the anime primer by Steve Pearl
"NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND is probably Miyazaki's most popular film - a sort of post-apocalypse mystic eco-fantasy, more notable for plot, character, music and designs than the smoothness of animation. Excellent Jo Hisaishi soundtrack, too. Based on the comic (manga) of the same title. A classic."
The time is distant future. A thousand years ago, the war called "Seven Days of Fire" wiped out most of the populous human civilization. Now, remnants of the human race struggle to survive in a world dominated by the eerie and deadly forest of fungi called the Wasteland. Only Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind seeks to understand rather than destroy the Wasteland....
Nausicaa is a truly remarkable story. Miyazaki combines a panoramic fantasy story with his painstakingly crafted realism to create a moving experience. His trademark attention to detail, such as Nausicaa's encounter with the Ohmu and her interaction with animals, creates three-dimensional and memorable characters. His refusal to caricature or demonify any character--the only antagonist in Nausicaa is human ignorance--also adds to the realism of the movie. Finally, though there are moments of gentle humor, one can see that Miyazaki is completely serious about Nausicaa. It is his parable to humanity, a story of human folly, ignorance, fear, and ambition, and of one person who rises above all these qualities to save the world that she loves.
Anime
- Scott Sanford's script of Nausicaa.
- Miho Nishida's script of Nausicaa.
- A few miscellaneous references to Nausicaa, popping up in, well, miscellaneous places.
- synopsis of nausicaa
- review and castlist
Manga
The success of Nausicaa the movie is accompanied by the creation of a manga series of the same name, elaborating on the characters and situations found in the film. Viz comics is publishing translated version of the Nausicaa manga for E nglish readers.
- Comparison between Nausicaa and Dune, the science fiction epic by Frank Herbert. Interesting analysis of different aspects of Nausicaa's world.
- Nausicaa manga trivia, in the form of a series synopsis.
Picture
If you encounter a "file not found" error, it is probably because the ftp site has maximum allowed number of anonymous users. Just try again a little later.
- Some principal characters from Nausicaa.
- Nausicaa, Teto, and Mehve, flying over a forest.
- The Nausicaa images directory on venice.tcp.com.
Animation
- Nausicaa's flight (in both senses of the word) from the gunship (930 K) [MPG].
Audio
- Nausicaa ending theme [MID].
- Nausicaa ending theme (1.98 MB) [AU].
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Last updated on Feb 7, 1995