Nausicaa of the Valley
of the Wind (1984)
Directed Hayao
Miyazaki this animated film based on the manga of the same name has
voice acting in the English version from Alison Lohman, Patrick
Stewart and Uma Thurman. In a post apocalyptic future a community
living in a fertile valley is threatened by outsiders and toxic
forests.
This story has all the
classic post war Japanese themes from anti war to pro environment the
film captures something definitively from it's country of origin.
Some of the plot may be a little simple and heavy handed but it is
told in a fascinating world with decent characters. While the
animation standards may not be has high as more recent Miyazaki
efforts it is still good and has plenty of action sequences to
entertain.
4/5
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