Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I

1991 1h 50m JA

AnimationActionAdventure

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The first specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoshino Takamori
Nadia la Arwall (voice)
Noriko Hidaka
Jean Roque Raltique (voice)
Yuko Mizutani
Marie en Carlsberg (voice)
Kumiko Takizawa
Grandis Granva (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Sanson (voice)
Toshiharu Sakurai
King / Hanson (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Nemo (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Electra (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideaki Anno
Writers: Hideaki Anno, Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yoshino Takamori and Noriko Hidaka and Yuko Mizutani carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt31888165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hideaki Anno directs. Harutoshi Ogata cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Yoshino Takamori and Noriko Hidaka and Yuko Mizutani carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt31888165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Classified under 10 themes, including "navy", "romance", "coming of age", "tragedy".

The technical file

Editing: Harutoshi Ogata
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I (1991)

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Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story

This is a specially edited 3-part OVA series featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.