Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (風の谷のナウシカ - Kaze no Tani no Naushika)

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" An animated fantasy-adventure. Set one thousand years from now, the Earth is ravaged by pollution and war. In the Valley of the Wind lives Nausicaä, Princess of her people. Their land borders on a toxic jungle, filled with dangerous over-sized insects. Meanwhile, two nearby nations are bitterly engaged in a war and the Valley of the Wind is stuck in the middle. The film, featured the song “Kaze no Tani no Naushika (Symbolic Theme Song)” performed by Haruomi Hosono. Nausicaä of the Va"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1525 movies items)

" An animated fantasy-adventure. Set one thousand years from now, the Earth is ravaged by pollution and war. In the Valley of the Wind lives Nausicaä, Princess of her people. Their land borders on a toxic jungle, filled with dangerous over-sized insects. Meanwhile, two nearby nations are bitterly engaged in a war and the Valley of the Wind is stuck in the middle. The film, featured the song “Kaze no Tani no Naushika (Symbolic Theme Song)” performed by Haruomi Hosono. Nausicaä of the Va"

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A Masterpiece of Animated Cinema

“Director Hayao Miyazaki won a place in my heart after I saw his 2001 film Spirited Away. I'm in no position to claim to be an expert on Miyazaki (I've only seen three of his films), nor am I really a big fan of Japanese animation; but I can safely say that Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is one of the very best animated films I have ever seen. The beauty of the animation is stunning, with its close attention to detail--every frame is constructed as a work of art--and the story is enthralling. As with other Miyazaki films, the majority of characters are much more three-dimensional that you typically get in Western animated features, and nearly all of them aren't exactly what they seem to be.

Nausicaä, which is based on Miyazaki's gargantuan Manga series, is set in the distant” read more

“Nausicaa es un mito clásico en esencia, sobre resurrecciones hacia la divinidad y actos trascendentes a la materia o al colectivo egóico. A nivel metafórico es muy importante y está muy al nivel de aquellos mitos, ahora con una narrativa más épica a lo Señor de los Anillos.

No es la obra maestra de Miyazaki, porque aun necesita pulir la complejidad de su simbolismo.” read more