Ghibli Minute

What's so funny about facing death? We take an architectural tour of the village, and wonder about the valley's economy and food storage. We take an inventory of a sick room, with a detour into Pixar's Brave. Omens arrive too late.

Teto is comfortable. A baby needs a name. Don’t harsh on your kid’s gender.

Is the ocean a resource? How does the village stay in touch with the outside world? Nausicaa trims a sail. A princess gets away with not wearing a hat. We discuss Nausicaa's mother.

We try to figure out the geography of the valley.

Nausicaa and Yupa discuss her father's illness.

Fox squirrel adaptations. Splattering blood. Nausicaa’s assertion of dominance and her mysterious power. The nature of horseclaw love.

We speculate on the purpose and position of wind chime towers. We learn the character’s names. Yupa’s story about finding the fox squirrel doesn’t make sense. There’s some confusion about the voice actors’ other roles.

We give the MVP for this minute to the sound design.

The rampaging ohmu is calmed with an flute and flash grenades. We discuss almost twerking and dog whistles.

Firing up Mehve, Kiki vs Spider-Man, Horseclaws, animating the Ohmu, and crumbling trees.