Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III (1991)
The third and final 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.
Directors:
Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi, Hiromitsu Hoshino, Renji Kawabata, Mahiro Maeda, Shigeto Makino, Masayuki, Takeshi Mori, Tadayuki Uda.
Writers:
Hayao Miyazaki, Hisao Ohkawa, Yasuo Tanami.
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Yoshino Takamori as Nadia la Arwall (voice) |
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Noriko Hidaka as Jean Roque Raltique (voice) |
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Yuko Mizutani as Marie en Carlsberg (voice) |
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Kumiko Takizawa as Grandis Granva (voice) |
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Kenyu Horiuchi as Sanson (voice) |
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Toshiharu Sakurai as King / Hanson (voice) |
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Akio Otsuka as Nemo (voice) |
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Kikuko Inoue as Electra (voice) |
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Motomu Kiyokawa as Gargoyle (voice) |
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Michio Hazama as Narration (voice) |
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Koichi Yamadera as Ayerton (voice) |
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Kaneto Shiozawa as Emperor Neo (voice) |
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Banjo Ginga as Alien Voice (voice) |
| Directing | Hideaki Anno | Director |
| Sound | Shiro Sagisu | Music |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Character Designer |
| Writing | Jules Verne | Original Concept |
| Directing | Shinji Higuchi | Director |
| Art | Masahiro Maeda | Settings |
| Art | Masanori Kikuchi | Art Direction |
| Art | Hiroshi Sasaki | Art Direction |
| Writing | Jules Verne | Novel |
| Writing | Hideaki Anno | Story |
| Writing | Hayao Miyazaki | Story |
| Writing | Hayao Miyazaki | Screenplay |
| Editing | Akio Satsukawa | Editor |
| Directing | Hiromitsu Hoshino | Director |
| Directing | Renji Kawabata | Director |
| Directing | Mahiro Maeda | Director |
| Directing | Shigeto Makino | Director |
| Directing | Masayuki | Director |
| Directing | Takeshi Mori | Director |
| Directing | Tadayuki Uda | Director |
| Visual Effects | Hideaki Anno | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Baek Nam Yeol | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Takeshi Honda | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kumiko Kawana | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kim Se-chang | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Noboru Koizumi | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Shoichi Masuo | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kazuto Nakazawa | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Hiroaki Noguchi | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Shunji Suzuki | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Koichi Takada | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kazuya Tsurumaki | Animation Director |
| Writing | Hisao Ohkawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yasuo Tanami | Screenplay |
| Editing | Naoto Hashimoto | Editor |
| Writing | Naoto Hashimoto | Writer |