30/11/2022

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / B2 / Japan / Reissue

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30/11/2022

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / B2 / Japan / Reissue

Movie Info

Title

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

AKA

Kaze no tani no Naushika (Japan – original title) | Nausicaä do Vale do Vento (Portugal)

Genre

Year of the Movie

1984

Origin of the Movie

Japan

Director

Starring

Poster Info

Type of Poster

B2, Reissue

Style

Size

51.5 x 72.8 cm

Year of the Poster

1984

Origin of the Poster

Japan

Artist

Eirin Mark Number / Other Markings

83436

Single-sided or Double-sided

Single-sided

Tagline

“The love of a girl called a miracle” (少女の愛が奇跡を呼んだ)

+ Info

This is an original B2 Japanese  poster, printed in 1984, for the reissue of “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” (風の谷のナウシカ).

Based on Miyazaki’s own manga, “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” tells the story of Nausicaä, the princess of a small nation who lives in a world devastated by a holocaust called the “Seven Days of Fire”. She tries to stop other warring nations from destroying themselves and from destroying the only means by which their world can be saved from the spread of polluted wastelands.

While created before Studio Ghibli was founded, the movie is often considered to be the beginning of the studio because of the involvement of Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Toshio Suzuki, Hideaki Anno and Joe Hisaishi. Because of this, Studio Ghibli generally includes Nausicaä as a “Ghibli film”.

The film was originally distributed by Toei Company in 1984. However, this poster was later produced when the film was released under Daiei distribution, in the same year. Notice that, on the lower right side, it lists all of the film awards Nausicaä had won at the time. Posters for films which were re-released are referred to as reissue or re-release posters. These reissue posters are real movie posters in every sense, but they were specifically made for the re-release.

The poster does show Nausicaä in a calmer non-action setting. It has an understated dynamic and mystique to it that makes it very compelling. Look at the way the grass dramatically converges, the determined look on Nausicaä’s face and the balanced colours.

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