<p>You're most likely thinking of the <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windaria" rel="nofollow">Windaria</a></em> movie, based on a novel of the same name, by Keisuke Fujikawa. </p>

<p>In the movie, when people die they turn into red light shaped like birds and fly to an airship in the sky over the ocean. </p>

<p>It might also go by the name <em>Legend of Fabulous Battle Windaria</em> and <em>Once Upon a Time, Windaria</em>. The English version by Harmony Gold was rescripted and altered to include renamed characters, revised plot, and a happier ending among other things.</p>

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<p>Watched it around end of 80's - beginning of 90's.</p>

<p>It's about two nations constantly fighting each other.  One lives in a valley with huge levee, another in a forest. Those from the forest are the "evil" ones, if I remember correctly. Also, there is an airship flying at night, with souls of the dead people, and all those souls look like birds. The protagonist lives between the two fighting nations, together with his wife or sister (don't remember exactly). At the end he helps the forest guys and destroys the levee. His wife/sister dies as a result.</p>

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# Looking for a fantasy anime movie
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-10-21
Watched it around end of 80's - beginning of 90's.

It's about two nations constantly fighting each other. One lives in a valley with huge levee, another in a forest. Those from the forest are the "evil" ones, if I remember correctly. Also, there is an airship flying at night, with souls of the dead people, and all those souls look like birds. The protagonist lives between the two fighting nations, together with his wife or sister (don't remember exactly). At the end he helps the forest guys and destroys the levee. His wife/sister dies as a result.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-10-21. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
You're most likely thinking of the *[Windaria](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windaria)* movie, based on a novel of the same name, by Keisuke Fujikawa.

In the movie, when people die they turn into red light shaped like birds and fly to an airship in the sky over the ocean.

It might also go by the name *Legend of Fabulous Battle Windaria* and *Once Upon a Time, Windaria*. The English version by Harmony Gold was rescripted and altered to include renamed characters, revised plot, and a happier ending among other things.
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