Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
Producers: Isao Takahata
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki,
Editing: Naoki Kaneko, Shōji Sakai
Sound: Shigeharu Shiba, Kunio Kuwahara
Composer: Joe Hisaishi
Director’s Biography
Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist born on January 5, 1941, in Tokyo. He began his career at Toei Animation in 1963 and co founded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Isao Takahata. His films, including Spirited Away, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and The Boy and the Heron, are known for their strong heroines and themes of nature, pacifism, and flight. He received an Academy Honorary Award in 2014 for his impact on animation and cinema.