Japan Synopsis
風の谷のナウシカ
“A young girl's love called forth miracles…”
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.
Audience Engagement
3,174 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedLaid-Back Camp the Movie
★ 7.6 · Japan
3 sharedAppleseed
★ 6.7 · Japan
3 sharedExpelled from Paradise
★ 6.4 · Japan
3 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum
★ 7.4 · Japan
3 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I – Blue-Eyed Casval
★ 6.5 · Japan
3 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
★ 7.2 · Japan
Adventure + Animation in Japan
1018 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind itself).
The 1983–1985 Japan Window
Among 70 Japan films we catalog from this window, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind places #7 — near the top of its class.
#1Touch
★ 9.2 · 1985
#2Robotech
★ 8.5 · 1985
#3Dengeki Sentai Changeman
★ 8.3 · 1985
#4ThunderCats
★ 8.2 · 1985
#5Ran
★ 8.1 · 1985
#6Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
★ 8.1 · 1985
#7Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
★ 7.9 · 1984
#8The Transformers
★ 7.9 · 1984
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind premiered alongside 17 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 57m runtime, production spent $9K per minute on screen and earned $28K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1984.
The 611th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ecology · 5
- giant insect · 4
- human vs nature · 2
- fungus spores · 1
- toxic · 1
- airplane · 17
- saving the world · 10
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- post-apocalyptic future · 44
- future · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #629 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #268 of 1,216 (top 22%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Topcraft |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | March 11, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0087544 |
| Official Site | movies.disney.com |