What was the film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind adapted from?
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(Japanese:風の谷のナウシカ,Hepburn:Kaze no Tani no Naushika) is a 1984 Japanese animated epic[1] science fantasy adventure film adapted and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1982 manga of the same name. It was animated by Topcraft for Tokuma Shoten and Hakuhodo, and distributed by the Toei Company. Joe Hisaishi, in his first collaboration with Miyazaki, composed the film's score. The film stars the voices of Sumi Shimamoto, Goro Naya, Yoji Matsuda, Yoshiko Sakakibara and Iemasa Kayumi.[2] Taking place in a future post-apocalyptic world, the film tells the story of Nausicaä (Shimamoto), the young princess of the Valley of the Wind. She becomes embroiled in a struggle with Tolmekia, a kingdom that tries to use an ancient weapon to eradicate a jungle of mutant giant insects.