Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Warrior/pacifist Princess Nausicaä, the young princess of the Valley of the Wind, desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
22 September 1944, USA
10 October 1997
17 August 1959, Tokyo, Japan
13 August 1967, Tokyo, Japan
20 November 1954, Nigata, Japan
5 May 1951, New York City, New York, USA
19 May 1954, Okayama, Japan
March 09, 2011
...grows more and more complicated and convoluted as time progresses...
April 01, 2013
When mammoth dandelions puff out spores, the sight is as seductive as it is lethal.
May 10, 2005
Nausicaä, princess of the Valley of the Wind, is a screen heroine--or, rather, hero--for the ages.
June 12, 2015
One of the most weirdly, wonderfully built worlds of Hayao Miyazaki...
May 02, 2005
Miyazaki's instincts take over from time to time in the film's rare quiet moments, but overall it's awfully preachy and wearying.
March 06, 2010
Enjoys a visual richness and narrative ambition virtually unheard of in animation prior to its release.
March 09, 2005
For all its inventiveness, it doesn't really compare to Miyazaki's later pictures.
February 20, 2014
Gives children a legitimately hopeful and enduring lesson about doing the right thing in times of crisis.
February 28, 2005
It's a delight.
April 29, 2009
Once again, Miyazaki's entry is nothing short of spectacular.
August 10, 2009
Nausicaä is in some ways a grim and serious film, but it mixes a sweet optimism into its horror-filled lessons.

