Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Tagline: « Miyazaki’s epic masterpiece (2005 Disney release) »
Actors:
Nausicaä
Oh-Baba
Yupa
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Quotes: « Nausicaä: Every one of us relies on water from the wells, because mankind has polluted all the lakes and rivers. but do you know why the well water is pure? It's because the trees of the wastelands purify it! And you plan to burn the trees down? You must not burn down the toxic jungle! You should have left the giant warrior beneath the earth!… Asbel, tell them how the jungle evolved and how the insects are gaurding it so we won't pollute the earth again. Asbel please! » « Nausicaä: [Trying to calm a wild Teto] There's nothing to fear… » [tries to pet him, but he bites her and holds on, growling] « Nausicaä: [winces, but says calmly] There's nothing to fear… » [He calms and releases his bite and begins to lick it] « Nausicaä: It's so beautiful. It's hard to believe these spores could kill me. »
Runtime:117 minutes
Plots: Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet. 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. In the aftermath of the Seven Days of Fire, an unavoidable conflict of apocalyptic proportions that destroyed civilization and the Earth’s ecosystems, noxious fumes and mutated insectile behemoths threaten the remaining humans. And then, a millennium after the destructive war, ruthless invaders set foot in the verdant Valley of the Wind, a peaceful community ruled by a charismatic young leader. But a toxic forest of dangerous fauna and flora encircles the land. As blind ambition and stubborn disregard for all living things trigger a new murderous clash between warring human factions, the valley becomes the breeding ground for unbridled violence and methodical annihilation. With nature’s survival hanging by a thread, can valiant Princess Nausicaä restore peace and stability before it’s too late?

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