{"product_id":"nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind-風の谷のナウシカ-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1984-b3-size-36-51-cm-za1222-copy","title":"“1985 Nausicaä Calendar”, Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1984, B3 Size (36 × 52 cm) L296","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese B3 promotional poster produced in 1984 for the official 1985 \u003cem\u003eNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e calendar\u003c\/strong\u003e. Featuring delicate watercolour artwork by \u003cstrong\u003eHayao Miyazaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, the poster was issued shortly after the film’s landmark Japanese theatrical release and represents an exceptionally attractive early piece of \u003cem\u003eNausicaä\u003c\/em\u003e promotional material.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in the horizontal Japanese B3 format, the design promotes a calendar comprising \u003cstrong\u003eentirely newly created illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e, rather than imagery reproduced directly from the animated film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in Japan on 11 March 1984, \u003cem\u003eNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e (風の谷のナウシカ \/ \u003cem\u003eKaze no Tani no Naushika\u003c\/em\u003e) was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based upon his own manga serialised by Tokuma Shoten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a distant future transformed by ecological collapse, the film follows Princess Nausicaä, a compassionate young leader attempting to prevent conflict between rival human kingdoms while seeking to understand the immense toxic forest spreading across the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than presenting nature and humanity through a simple conflict between good and evil, the film explores \u003cstrong\u003eenvironmental destruction, militarism, fear, coexistence, and the moral responsibilities of leadership\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nausicaä’s courage is defined not through conquest but through empathy and her ability to recognise value in forms of life feared by others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film also marked the first major collaboration between \u003cstrong\u003eHayao Miyazaki and composer Joe Hisaishi\u003c\/strong\u003e, establishing one of the most important creative partnerships in modern animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exceptionally graceful horizontal design differs markedly from the dramatic montage compositions used for the film’s theatrical campaign. Instead, it adopts the \u003cstrong\u003esoft watercolour and pencil aesthetic associated with Miyazaki’s concept drawings and early illustrated publications\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNausicaä is shown running towards the viewer through a vast field of golden grass, her arms extended as though maintaining her balance against the wind. She wears a pale rose-coloured dress and cap, while the landscape stretches behind her beneath a luminous turquoise sky filled with broad white clouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image evokes the prophecy central to the film:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Clothed in blue robes, descending upon a golden field.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Nausicaä is depicted here in warmer colours, the brilliant golden landscape unmistakably recalls the film’s climactic vision and its themes of renewal, reconciliation, and ecological hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is rendered with deliberately light and visible drawing lines, while the surrounding grass and sky are built from transparent washes of yellow, blue, and white. This restrained technique gives the poster the intimate quality of an original storybook illustration rather than conventional commercial advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the lower margin appears the elegant title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“1985 NAUSICAÄ CALENDAR”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unusual Roman-letter styling and warm coral-red typography complement the subtle palette without competing with the illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt lower right, the blue and yellow promotional emblem reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「オール書下し！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“All newly drawn!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis announces that the calendar contained \u003cstrong\u003enewly created illustrations produced specifically for the publication\u003c\/strong\u003e, an important distinction from calendars assembled from existing animation stills or theatrical artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fine print credits:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e© NIBARIKI, TOKUMA SHOTEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNibariki was Miyazaki’s personal creative company, while Tokuma Shoten published the original \u003cem\u003eNausicaä\u003c\/em\u003e manga and played a central role in the film’s production and subsequent development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical significance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe success of \u003cem\u003eNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e provided crucial momentum for the establishment of \u003cstrong\u003eStudio Ghibli in 1985\u003c\/strong\u003e, the same year represented by this calendar. Although the film technically predates the studio’s formal creation, it is widely regarded as the foundational work from which Ghibli emerged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis poster therefore occupies a particularly important transitional moment: produced after the film’s breakthrough success but immediately before the establishment of the studio that would permanently transform Japanese animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts gentle, newly commissioned Miyazaki artwork also makes it substantially different from standard theatrical material, offering a more personal and contemplative interpretation of Nausicaä and her world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good + \/ Excellent.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster retains its delicate pastel colour, clean image field, and excellent overall display character. Light evidence of period handling is consistent with an authentic Japanese promotional sheet of this age. Please review the photographs—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese B3 promotional poster produced for the official 1985 \u003cem\u003eNausicaä\u003c\/em\u003e calendar\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIt is \u003cstrong\u003enot a reproduction or a modern reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is approximately \u003cstrong\u003e42 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57123932733818,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-07-29T090736.555.jpg?v=1785283682","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind-%e9%a2%a8%e3%81%ae%e8%b0%b7%e3%81%ae%e3%83%8a%e3%82%a6%e3%82%b7%e3%82%ab-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1984-b3-size-36-51-cm-za1222-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}