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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Page 2)
Six-hour Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind kabuki stage play is finally coming out on home video
- Casey Baseel
Nov 15, 2020 - Tweet
You can enjoy the first-ever complete adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s original story from the comfort of your couch.
- Japan
- (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • Live action • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • stage plays • Studio Ghibli)
This isn’t an anime cel – It’s the greatest 3-D CG model of a Studio Ghibli character ever made
- Casey Baseel
Sep 11, 2020
Don’t believe us? Come on in and take the 360-degree model of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind for a spin.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • beautiful • CG • Hayao Miyazaki • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)
Kabuki adaptation of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind now available to stream online
- Casey Baseel
Aug 28, 2020
Stage play goes beyond the Studio Ghibli founder’s anime movie to tell the complete story.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • stage plays • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli releases new plush characters that turn into eco-friendly reusable shopping bags
- Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2020
Say goodbye to plastic with anime characters that sit on your shoulder as you shop.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • bags • Castle in the Sky Laputa • COK • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • eco bag • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli films coming to cinemas for “once in a lifetime” event this summer
- Oona McGee
Jun 18, 2020
A sure-fire way to lure moviegoers back to theatres after the height of the pandemic.
- Japan
- (anime • Earthsea • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tales from Earthsea • Toho Cinemas)
Studio Ghibli releases free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
- Oona McGee
Apr 14, 2020
Wow your friends and colleagues by looking as if you’re inside the world of Ghibli.
- Japan
- (anime • Arrietty • background • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Laputa • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • online chat • Ponyo • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya • video conference • wallpapers • Zoom)
Japanese men rank their favorite female Studio Ghibli characters
- Shannon
Apr 3, 2020
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest Ghibli damsel of them all?
- Japan
- (Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Ponyo • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • When Marnie Was There • whisper of the heart)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind kabuki play’s rehearsal video is incredible【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2019
Bringing one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most legendary anime films to life is a tall order, but they just might have pulled it off.
- Japan
- (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli • video)
Here’s what Studio Ghibli heroine Nausicaa will look like in her live-action kabuki play
- Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2019
First costumed photos for upcoming adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s landmark film show princess protagonist and her anime arc antagonist.
- Japan
- (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • Live action • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • stage plays • Studio Ghibli)
These amazing, super realistic Ohmu action figures from Nausicaa are so worth paying US$300 for
- Dale Roll
Oct 8, 2019
Everything on these figures moves, from the eyes to the legs to the segments of the shell!
- Japan
- (action figure • anime • collectible • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • ohm • Ohmu • Studio Ghibli)
Hayao Miyazaki has turned down multiple offers from Hollywood to make live-action Nausicaa movie
- Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2019
Studio Ghibli co-founder also had two iron-clad conditions for the upcoming kabuki adaptation of his classic anime film.
Ghibli scarecrow protects rice fields in countryside Japan
- Oona McGee
Sep 25, 2019
Pikachu and Ash also watch over the crops, which were once destroyed by the tsunami in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
- Japan
- (anime • countryside • farming • Ghibli • Iwate • movies • Nausicaa • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • rice • Rikuzentakata • scarecrow • Studio Ghibli)
Complete adaptation of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is coming, as a kabuki play!
- Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2019
Actor Shichinosuke Nakamura to portray warrior princess in story arcs Studio Ghibli anime-only fans have never seen.
- Japan
- (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • manga • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)
Fan-made trailer of live-action Nausicaa leaves Japanese netizens clamoring for more【Video】
- Koh Ruide
May 22, 2019
We hope you are watching this right now, Hayao Miyazaki.
- Japan
- (anime • fan film • Hayao Miyazaki • Live action • Nausicaa • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • ohm • Studio Ghibli • video)
The surprising source of the Ohmus’ voices in Ghibli’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
- Shannon McNaught
Jan 19, 2019
You’d never guess how the sound effect for an Ohmu’s voice was produced.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • guitars • Hayao Miyazaki • music • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • sound effects • Studio Ghibli)
Japanese fans rank the top 10 most beautiful female characters from Studio Ghibli anime movies
- Oona McGee
Dec 21, 2018
So many iconic Ghibli heroines, so many different looks and personalities.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)
Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind set to become live-action Japanese kabuki play
- Oona McGee
Dec 12, 2018
All-male cast brings anime classic to the traditional stage in a historic first for Studio Ghibli director and co-founder Hayao Miyazaki.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • kabuki • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • stage • Studio Ghibli • theater • theatre • Toshio Suzuki)
Evangelion director calls Hayao Miyazaki “geezer” in anime commentary, says he broke his Walkman
- Casey Baseel
May 10, 2018
Hideaki Anno recalls working on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with the Studio Ghibli legend.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • funny • Hayao Miyazaki • Hideaki Anno • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)
Rare 1990 Hayao Miyazaki interview surfaces, shows the director “not as salty as usual”【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2017
Fan shows us a reason to hang onto your old VHS anime even after you’ve upgraded to newer media versions.
- Japan
- (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • interview • movies • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli • video)
Hayao Miyazaki interview quote surfaces explaining why anime’s Nausicaa has large breasts
- Casey Baseel
Jan 23, 2017
Studio Ghibli co-founder seems to have had a profound reason for character’s prodigious bust.
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