Studio Ghibli Fest: 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' & 'Castle in the Sky'
Nashville
Sun, May 19, 2024 - 22, 2024 All day
Martin Scorsese isn’t the only iconic auteur whose mid-’80s films were mishandled, misunderstood and just straight-up ignored when they landed. Hayao Miyazaki’s second and third films were also treated like redheaded stepchildren around these parts. His 1984 sophomore feature Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was recut and released in the U.S. as Warriors of the Wind, distributed by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures. There are not one but two English-dubbed versions; Disney dropped a 2005 dub featuring Shia LaBeouf, Uma Thurman and Mark Hamill. Castle in the Sky, Miyazaki’s 1986 follow-up, was also dubbed twice by U.S. voice actors. The 2003 dub, once again overseen by Disney, includes voice work from James Van Der Beek, Anna Paquin and — you guessed it! — Mark Hamill. Both the uncut English and Japanese versions will be shown during this year’s Studio Ghibli Fest. So whether you prefer it original or Americanized, it’ll still be shown the way Miyazaki prefers. Visit fathomevents.com for showtimes of each version. CRAIG D. LINDSEY







