Miyazaki Hayao's Epic Comic Series:" Nausicaä in the Valley of the Wind:" An Attempt at Interpretation

S Inaga - Nichibunken Japan Review, 1999 - JSTOR
S Inaga
Nichibunken Japan Review, 1999JSTOR
Nausicad in the Valley of the Wind by Miyazaki Hayao, accomplished in 1994, turns upside
down its motion picture version of 1984. a stern criticism of eth nic cleansing and deep
suspicion of ecology characterize the comic version. This paper analyzes the structural shift
between these two versions with spe cial reference to the post-colonial situation in
contemporary Japan.
Summary
Nausicad in the Valley of the Wind by Miyazaki Hayao, accomplished in 1994, turns upside down its motion picture version of 1984. a stern criticism of eth nic cleansing and deep suspicion of ecology characterize the comic version. This paper analyzes the structural shift between these two versions with spe cial reference to the post-colonial situation in contemporary Japan.
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