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.
The 1983–1985 Japan Window
70 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind sits at position #7.
#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
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#7Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
★ 7.9 · 1984
#8The Transformers
★ 7.9 · 1984
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
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 57m runtime, production spent $9K per minute on screen and earned $28K per minute back.
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 |