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The Wind Rises

Original title: Kaze tachinu
  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 6m
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7.7/10
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The Wind Rises (2013)
In Hayao Miyazaki's farewell film, he takes a look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
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A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
85K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,042
89
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    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writer
      • Hayao Miyazaki(comic)
    • Stars
      • Hideaki Anno(voice)
      • Hidetoshi Nishijima(voice)
      • Miori Takimoto(voice)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writer
      • Hayao Miyazaki(comic)
    • Stars
      • Hideaki Anno(voice)
      • Hidetoshi Nishijima(voice)
      • Miori Takimoto(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 189User reviews
    • 329Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 26 wins & 54 nominations total

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    A Guide to the Films of Hayao Miyazaki
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    Top cast

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    Hideaki Anno
    Hideaki Anno
    • Jirô Horikoshi
    • (voice)
    Hidetoshi Nishijima
    Hidetoshi Nishijima
    • Honjô
    • (voice)
    Miori Takimoto
    • Naoko Satomi
    • (voice)
    Masahiko Nishimura
    Masahiko Nishimura
    • Kurokawa
    • (voice)
    Stephen Alpert
    • Castorp
    • (voice)
    • (as Steve Alpert)
    Mansai Nomura
    Mansai Nomura
    • Giovanni Battista Caproni
    • (voice)
    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Hattori
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Mirai Shida
    Mirai Shida
    • Kayo Horikoshi
    • (voice)
    Shinobu Ôtake
    • Kurokawa's Wife
    • (voice)
    Morio Kazama
    • Satomi
    • (Japanese version)
    • (voice)
    Keiko Takeshita
    • Jirô's Mother
    • (voice)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Jirô Horikoshi
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    John Krasinski
    John Krasinski
    • Honjô
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Emily Blunt
    Emily Blunt
    • Nahoko Satomi
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Martin Short
    Martin Short
    • Kurokawa
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Caproni
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Mandy Patinkin
    Mandy Patinkin
    • Hattori
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Mae Whitman
    Mae Whitman
    • Kayo Horikoshi
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Director
      • Hayao Miyazaki
    • Writer
      • Hayao Miyazaki(comic) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Human voices are largely used as sound effects, such as engine roars and earthquake sound.
    • Goofs
      After Jiro tells Nahoko that he's finished designing his plane, he falls asleep. Nahoko removes his glasses and places them on the floor behind their heads. In the next shot, from behind their heads, there are no glasses on the floor.
    • Quotes

      Caproni: Inspiration unlocks the future.

    • Connections
      Edited into Miyazaki Dreams of Flying (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Hikouki-gumo
      Written by Yumi Matsutôya (as Arai Yumi)

      Performed by Yumi Matsutôya (as Arai Yumi)

      Courtesy of Toshiba EMI (Universal Music Japan)

    User reviews189

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    An extraordinarily beautiful and adult story from Miyazaki.
    "The Wind Rises" is a highly fictionalized version of the early years of aeronautical engineers Jiro Hirokoshi and Tatsuo Hori...with a very strong emphasis on Jiro. The fact Hiyao Miyazaki would make such a film isn't all that surprising, since he seemed to have a real sentimental attitude towards early airplanes in several of his films (such as "Porco Rosso"). However, I was a bit surprised when I learned about the film since the planes these two men made for Mitsubishi were important components of the extremely nationalistic Japanese military of the 1930s and 40s...an era many would probably choose to forget.

    Not surprisingly, this is a Miyazaki film that is not at all intended for children. In fact, I wouldn't bother showing it to your younger audiences...they'd be bored. Plus some parents would object to all the smoking and cursing...and there's not a single Totoro or flying witch to be seen! As for me, I understand that many Japanese animated films are NOT intended for kids and that isn't a bad thing at all. In this case, Studio Ghibli managed to make one of the loveliest of all their films in "The Wind Rises". It is extremely touching in parts, especially when dealing with Jiro's fated romance. In fact, the film practically screams quality throughout and it's not at all surprising that it was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. Well worth seeing.

    Incidentally, Jiro's infamous Japanese Zero was interesting because by the end of the war almost every single one of these aircraft had been destroyed...and I wonder how he felt about this. Ironically, one of the few Zeros to survive did so because it was captured and taken to the States for testing and evaluation.
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    • Is this movie based on the novel of the same name?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (United States)
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • German
      • Italian
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Se levanta el viento
    • Production companies
      • Studio Ghibli
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Wild Bunch
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,209,580
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $313,751
      • Feb 23, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $136,781,124
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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