Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

An animated adventure film, an epic and ecological fantasy based on the first sixteen chapters of the manga of the same name. It is set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian world, telling the story of Nausicaä, princess of the Valley of the Wind, fighting against Tolmekia, a kingdom that wants to destroy the toxic jungle with an ancient weapon. Released in 1984, it is the work that launched the epic of Studio Ghibli, a masterpiece of animated cinema, encapsulating the principles dearest to Miyazaki: love of nature, a heroine moved by profound goodness of spirit and a fascination with all machinery allowing humans to fly.