Character design and direction. Layout, scene design, and scene organization of episodes 1-15. Co-writer, continuity, and direction. Like Isao Takahata, quit in pre-production stage. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
Manga serialization begins.
Comic book done in watercolor. New World Video. Screenplay, continuity, and direction. Produced by Miyazaki and directed by Isao Takahata. Almost all live-action except for a few minutes of animation describing how the canal works.