Written and directed by Academy Award winner Hayao Miyazaki Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is an epic masterpiece of sweeping scope and grandeur that remains one of the most breathtaking and exhilarating animated films of all time. A thousand years after the Seven Days of Fire destroyed civilization warring human factions survive in a world devastated by atmospheric poisons and swarming with gigantic insects. The peaceful Valley of the Wind is nestled on the edge of the Toxic Forest and led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä whose love of all living things leads her into terrible danger as she fights to restore balance between humans and nature. Featuring the voices of Alison Lohman Uma Thurman Patrick Stewart Edward James Olmos and Shia LaBeouf.