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.
19 May 1954, Okayama, Japan
21 July 1962, Houston, Texas, USA
24 January 1949, Tokyo, Japan
2 February 1933, London, England, UK
8 December 1960, McAllen, Texas, USA
11 November 1990, Denville, New Jersey, USA
24 July 1942, Beckley, West Virginia, USA
5 January 1995, Sarasota, Florida, USA
13 July 1940, Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
14 April 1930
22 November 1956, USA
13 August 1967, Tokyo, Japan
4 August 1929, Kagoshima, Japan
8 August 1944, Musashino, Japan
25 September 1951, Oakland, California, USA
21 June 1954, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
31 October 1932, Tokyo, Japan
5 March 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 October 1961, Rockford, Illinois, USA
14 February 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 June 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 August 1931, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
2 October 1962, Houston, Texas, USA
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.
August 10, 2009
Nausicaä is in some ways a grim and serious film, but it mixes a sweet optimism into its horror-filled lessons.
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.
April 29, 2009
Once again, Miyazaki's entry is nothing short of spectacular.
April 01, 2013
When mammoth dandelions puff out spores, the sight is as seductive as it is lethal.
June 12, 2015
One of the most weirdly, wonderfully built worlds of Hayao Miyazaki...
May 10, 2005
Nausicaä, princess of the Valley of the Wind, is a screen heroine--or, rather, hero--for the ages.
March 09, 2011
...grows more and more complicated and convoluted as time progresses...
February 28, 2005
It's a delight.
February 20, 2014
Gives children a legitimately hopeful and enduring lesson about doing the right thing in times of crisis.

