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• Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind | Blu Ray | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Classic Japanese anime feature, set in a distant future after human civilisation has been wiped out in a global war known as the 'Seven Days of Fire'. In the isolated Valley of the Wind, Princess Nausicaa rules over a small group of survivors, the valley bordered on all sides by a toxic jungle guarded by monstrous insect creatures. This equilibrium is about to be disturbed though, as a new struggle for earthly domination threatens to unfold.

• My Neighbour Totoro | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £11.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hayao Miyazaki had been cradling the idea for this wonderful fantasy for a long time before he finally decided to write and direct it. Set in rural Japan during the 1950s My Neighbour Totoro is full of the magical touches that Miyazaki has become famous for. Tatsuo Kusakabe and his two daughters Mei and Satsuki have moved to the country to be near their ailing mother who resides at a local hospital. As the girls explore their surroundings the younger sibling Mei

• Nausicaa Valley Of The Wind | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £15.36   |  Saving you £4.63 (30.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation and the creator of the Oscar-winning Spirited Away comes Hayao Miyazaki's epic ecological masterpiece! A thousand years after a global war a seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of only a few areas still populated. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaa the people of the Valley are engaged in a constant struggle with powerful insects called Ohmu who guard a poisonous jungl

• Ulysses 31 - Vol. 3 | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  ""Ulysses Ulysses soaring through all the galaxies In search of Earth flying in to the night."" Volume Three of Ulysses 31 features the final episodes from the outer space animation series. Will our titular hero make it to the Kingdom Of Hades and return to Earth? Episodes Comprise: 1. The Hidden Truth 2. The Magician in Black 3. Rebellion on Lemnos 4. The City of Cortex 5. Calypso 6. Strange Meeting 7. The Lotus Eaters 8. The Kingdom of Hades

• The Castle Of Cagliostro | DVD | (18/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The delightful 1979 adventure yarn The Castle of Cagliostro was the first international hit for Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro). Quick-paced, high-spirited and loaded with wit, Cagliostro is a dandy throwback to the caper pictures of the 1960s. International man of mystery Lupin III stumbles back into the picturesque European duchy of Cagliostro with his faithful and gruff sidekick, Jigen. They will encounter, in no particular order, a runaway bride, a magical ring, an evil count with a dastardly plan, an inspector bent on catching Lupin, perilous rooftop chases, hooded guards with superhuman powers, a well-used dungeon, a counterfeiting scheme, and an ancient mystery promising grand treasure. Lupin deploys an array of Bond-type gadgets, razor-sharp wit, and a surprise up both his sleeves. Despite the hail of bullets, this caper is great fun, never taking itself seriously. Miyazaki's career illustrates how limiting the term animé can be for these films; there are hardly more than 10 live-action films of this genre as entertaining. Far less mean than Hollywood fare, it nevertheless is for ages nine and up since it contains adult-orientated language and gunplay. The Lupin character has been featured in other animé films, but never as successfully or with as much fun as in Miyazaki's. The new English-language dubbing is excellent to boot. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com