Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Dog Names

There are not that many Japanese dogs in pop culture – or many that tie in with Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind all that well. However, there are two that share names with characters that could prove to be two of your favorite names: King and Master. If you want your dog to feel like royalty, these names won't harm your chances!

King is both a film dog and a character from NVW, although the King in this movie is King Jihl. King, from the 1951 movie You Never Can Tell, is a German Shepherd. King is Rex Shepherd’s reincarnated character who comes back as a detective to solve his murder. The movie stars Dick Powell and has two other dogs in it, Max and Tillie.

A dog called Flame plays King’s character. According to the LA Times, Flame starred in several movies from 1946 until 1954 – making him nine years old upon his retirement. His most notable film was My Dog Shep, followed by a sequel called My Pal that included a series of shorts. Later on, he then featured in the Rusty series.  

King also appears in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind as King Jihl, voiced by Mahito Tsujimura in Japanese, Mark Silverman in English, and Luciano De Ambrosis in Italian. King Jihl is the King of the Valley of the Wind, as well as Nausicaa’s father. He led a small nation of around 500 people and had eleven children. Only Nausicaa lived and became his heir. His health deteriorates over the years, and he transfers many of his leadership duties to his only living daughter, Nausicaa.

 Another name features prominently in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, but less of a character and more of an artifact. The relative dog, too, doesn’t appear in pop culture but is a prominent dog in the sports scene. Master McGrath is an Irish Greyhound with several racing victories. Such was his success that he ended up having the British royal family as his audience.

Oddly enough, Master McGrath was the runt of the litter, considered weak and small. He then went on to be a massive success in the racing industry. Master McGrath won the Waterloo Cup three times and earned the title of being the first greyhound to do so. Master McGrath died of heart disease after he ended his career as a sire.

Master in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind refers to Master of the Crypt, an entity at the center of a crypt. The Master of the Crypt purifies the earth and serves as an ark for humanity. Nausicaa, however, doesn’t like what the Master of the Crypt represents for the future and destroys it.