Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
5/25/20262 hr 39 min
Calling all Tolmekians: it’s a series premiere!!!!
Today we take flight with the Princess of the Valley of the Wind for our new Studio Ghibli series. What a dream (of madness)!
For the next few months we’ll be fully devoted to the works of Miyazaki, Takahata, and the entire Ghibli collective. We hope you’ll join us in the Sea of Decay! The water is fine (it’s only mildly acidic and poisonous).
Next week, it’s the first true Studio Ghibli film, CASTLE IN THE SKY (1986). Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod
References:
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Special Features
- Nausicaä Continues On
- Behind the Microphone
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The Works of Hayao Miyazaki: The Japanese Animation Master by Gael Berton
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Starting Point by Hayao Miyazaki
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Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man by Steve Alpert
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Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation by Helen McCarthy
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Hideaki Anno Wants to Remake Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Credits:
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This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 0· Soundbite0:00
[wind blowing] What's going on?
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:04
The one we have all been waiting for has appeared at last.
Speaker 0· Soundbite0:09
A dragon, a dragon.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:11
She's opened a hole in the fabric of reality.
Speaker 0· Soundbite0:13
We've gotta go.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:14
Get out of here now.
Speaker 0· Soundbite0:15
No, I'm not going away. I'm going to help you break the spell that you're under.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:19
I knew it. You cannot alter your fate. However, you can rise to meet it if you choose. All right, ready to launch.
Speaker 0· Soundbite0:28
This place is gorgeous. It's like a dream.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:32
Yes, this is a dream. This world's a dream. Welcome to my kingdom.
Adam Volerich· Host0:37
[upbeat music] Hi, I'm Adam Bolerich.
Dom Nero· Host0:40
And I'm Dom Meero.
Adam Volerich· Host0:42
And this is a podcast about movies and the scenes that make them special, what David Lynch calls eye of the duck scenes. An eye of the duck is a moment or sequence in a film that defines the whole. Each week on our podcast, we explore a movie by finding the scene at its core.
Dom Nero· Host0:56
In 1985, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki formed a studio that would change animation forever. Join us as we explore the films of Studio Ghibli.
Adam Volerich· Host1:08
Welcome to Eye of the Duck Presents: The Studio of Dreams and Madness.
Dom Nero· Host1:14
All right, and welcome to a season premiere here on Eye of the Duck.
Adam Volerich· Host1:22
At last, it begins. Uh, what is sure to be, I don't know, the biggest one yet. It