Madman Entertainment recently stepped up for Australian audiences for the 35th-anniversary of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. The distributor had previously scheduled an October 9th, 2019 release for a DVD/BD combo release priced at $99.95 that comes with the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind hardcover book along with exclusive postcards and a collectible coin, all in beautiful artbox packaging. That’s not going to make its date, sadly, and it’s now been pushed back to a November 6th, 2019 debut. Everything else looks to remain the same with the release.
The two-disc set features the bilingual presentation for the film with the second disc being a DVD of extras with:
- Storyboards
- Audio Commentary with Anno Hideaki (Key Animation) and Kazuyoshi Katayama (Assistant Director)
- Interview with Toshio Suzuki and Anno Hideaki “Nausicaä and Evangelion! The Whereabouts of the Giant Warrior?”
- The Birth Of Studio Ghibli
- Behind the Microphone
- Original Japanese Theatrical Trailers
Plot Concept: A thousand years after a great war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind is one of the only areas that remains populated. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley are engaged in a constant struggle with powerful insects called ohmu, who guard a poisonous jungle that is spreading across the Earth. Nausicaä and her brave companions, together with the people of the Valley, strive to restore the bond between humanity and the earth.
