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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Fri, Apr 1 | 7:30pm | DGT
Hayao Miyazaki’s debut feature is based on his 1982 manga of the same name which he con- tinued writing into the early 1990s. Miyazaki’s only cinematic foray into pure science fiction, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is set a thousand years after the Seven Days of Fire have devastated civilization, leaving behind a toxic, overgrown jungle. Princess Nausicaä and the people of the valley try to bring balance back into the world by restoring the bond between humanity and Earth.
DIRECTOR: Hayao Miyazaki.
WRITTEN BY: Hayao Miyazaki.
CAST: Sumi Shimamoto, Goro Naya, Yoji Matsuda, Yoshiko Sakakibara. 1984. 116 min. Japan. Color. Japanese (subtitled). 35mm.
Castle in the Sky
Fri, Apr 8 | 7:30pm | DGT
Sheeta is being pursued by sky pirates and government agents for her mysterious blue pendant in Studio Ghibli’s debut feature Castle in the Sky . The film bears some of Miyazaki’s signature motifs: a young girl awakening to her powers, an aesthetic that combines the industrial with the organic, and of course, high-flying derring-do. Such is the Ghibli affection for this film that one of its iconic robot sentinels stands guard at the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka in Tokyo. A bravura piece of hand-drawn animation, Castle in the Sky is one of Miyazaki’s most visually rich films.
DIRECTOR: Hayao Miyazaki.
WRITTEN BY: Hayao Miyazaki.
CAST: Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui, Minori Terada. 1986. 124 min. Japan. Color. Japanese (subtitled). 35mm. New subtitled print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive, with special thanks to Studio Ghibli.
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