Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
- Film
- Winter 1984
- 117 min
- Topcraft
- Manga
- PG-13
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Award Winning
Contents
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| Japanese | 風の谷のナウシカ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa | |
| Also known as | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Warriors of the Wind | |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Award Winning | |
| Type | Film | |
| Based on | Manga — Hayao Miyazaki | |
| Directed by | Hayao Miyazaki | |
| Character design | Hayao Miyazaki, Kazuo Komatsubara | |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi | |
| Studio | Topcraft | |
| Released | March 11, 1984 | |
| Running time | 117 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Winter 1984 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 8.36 (#226) | |
| On users' lists | 109,863 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Netflix | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Hayao Miyazaki | |
| Published in | Animage | |
| Original run | October 9, 1982 – February 10, 1994 | |
| Volumes | 7 | |
| Chapters | 59 | |
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Japanese: 風の谷のナウシカ, Hepburn: Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa) is a 1984 Japanese anime film based on the manga series by Hayao Miyazaki. It is animated by Topcraft and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The film was released on March 11, 1984.
Set in a world where human communities face the spread of a toxic jungle, this fantasy adventure follows Nausicaä and the people of the Valley of the Wind as conflict reaches their home. Its story brings environmental danger into contact with tensions between human kingdoms, while centering on a protagonist who seeks to protect her community amid forces shaped by an earlier catastrophe.
Premise
Long after a devastating war, the remnants of humanity live alongside a vast jungle whose poisonous growth and enormous insects threaten their survival. The Valley of the Wind, a small coastal kingdom, has so far remained apart from the jungle’s spread.
The Valley’s quiet is broken when an airship crashes there. Nausicaä and the people of the kingdom discover an unusual object among the wreckage, and the Valley is soon occupied by forces from Tolmekia. Their arrival draws the community into a conflict over a dangerous weapon from the past. As Nausicaä faces this upheaval, Asbel, Kushana, and Lord Yupa are among the central figures in the story.
Characters
The main characters are Nausicaä, Asbel, Kushana, and Lord Yupa. They are voiced by Sumi Shimamoto, Youji Matsuda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, and Gorou Naya, respectively.
Main characters
Supporting characters
Mito · Niga · Obaba · Ohmu · Pejite Mayor · Teto · Boy A · Boy B · Boy C · Commander · Girl A · Girl B · Girl C · Pejite Citizen A · Pejite Citizen B · Pejite Girl · Torumekian Soldier A · Torumekian Soldier B
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| AsbelMain | Youji Matsuda | Shia LaBeouf |
| KushanaMain | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Uma Thurman |
| Lord YupaMain | Gorou Naya | Patrick Stewart |
| NausicaäMain | Sumi Shimamoto | Alison Lohman |
| GikkuriSupporting | Jouji Yanami | Jeff Bennett |
| GolSupporting | Kouhei Miyauchi | Frank Welker |
| King JihlSupporting | Mahito Tsujimura | Mark Silverman |
| KurotowaSupporting | Iemasa Kayumi | Chris Sarandon |
| LastelleSupporting | Miina Tominaga | Emily Bauer |
| Lastelle's MotherSupporting | Akiko Tsuboi | Jodi Benson |
| MitoSupporting | Ichiro Nagai | Edward James Olmos |
| ObabaSupporting | Hisako Kyouda | Tress Macneille |
All languages (8)
| Character | Japanese | English | German | French | Spanish | Italian | Korean | Hungarian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsbelMain | Youji Matsuda | Shia LaBeouf | Stefan Günther | Alexis Tomassian | – | Alessio De Filippis | – | Ádám Gacsal |
| KushanaMain | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Uma Thurman | Claudia Lössl | Laurence Bréheret | – | Laura Romano | Mun Ja Choi | – |
| Lord YupaMain | Gorou Naya | Patrick Stewart | Claus Brockmeyer | – | Luis Porcar | – | – | – |
| NausicaäMain | Sumi Shimamoto | Alison Lohman | Anke Kortemeier | Adeline Chetail | Rossy Aguirre | Paola Del Bosco Letizia Ciampa | Jeong Sin Wu | Nikolett Tamási |
| GikkuriSupporting | Jouji Yanami | Jeff Bennett | – | – | – | Domenico Crescentini | – | – |
| GolSupporting | Kouhei Miyauchi | Frank Welker | Manfred Erdmann | – | – | – | – | – |
| King JihlSupporting | Mahito Tsujimura | Mark Silverman | – | – | – | Luciano De Ambrosis | – | – |
| KurotowaSupporting | Iemasa Kayumi | Chris Sarandon | Matthias Klie | – | – | Pino Insegno | Si Ho Hong | – |
| LastelleSupporting | Miina Tominaga | Emily Bauer | – | – | – | Eva Padoan | – | Annamária Sánta |
| Lastelle's MotherSupporting | Akiko Tsuboi | Jodi Benson | – | – | – | Gilberta Crispino | – | – |
| MitoSupporting | Ichiro Nagai | Edward James Olmos | – | – | Jorge Santos | Gerolamo Alchieri | – | – |
| ObabaSupporting | Hisako Kyouda | Tress Macneille | – | Frédérique Cantrel | – | Franca Lumachi | Mun Ja Choi | Ilona Kassai |
| Pejite MayorSupporting | Mugihito | Mark Hamill | – | Luc Boulad | – | – | – | – |
Production
The film adapts the manga Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa, with Hayao Miyazaki credited as its original creator, director, and one of its character designers. Kazuo Komatsubara also worked on character design, and Joe Hisaishi composed the music. Topcraft produced the movie, which first aired on March 11, 1984. Its single feature-length installment has a listed runtime of 117 minutes.
Key staff
Hayao MiyazakiOriginal Creator
Joe HisaishiMusic
Shigeharu ShibaSound Director
Mitsuki NakamuraArt DirectorTopcraftStudioStaff
| Studio | Topcraft |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Script | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Character Design | Hayao Miyazaki, Kazuo Komatsubara |
| Music | Joe Hisaishi |
| Sound Director | Shigeharu Shiba |
| Art Director | Mitsuki Nakamura |
| Director of Photography | Mamoru Sugiura |
| Color Design | Michiyo Yasuda |
| Producer | Isao Takahata |
Music
| Composer | Joe Hisaishi |
|---|
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Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch15,836
- Watching404
- Completed48,374
- On hold435
- Dropped329
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 44,485 | — | — | — | — | 662 |
| Shikimori | 65,378 | 404 | 48,374 | 15,836 | 329 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa (Manga) |
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- “Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q8885676”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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