The Wind Rises

PG-13

Released Feb 28, 2014

2h 6m

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A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

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Critics Consensus

The Wind Rises is a fittingly bittersweet swan song for director Hayao Miyazaki.

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Rem R

One of Miyazaki's greatest works.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Chase C

Very unique great emotion. Never thought I'd see an animated biopic.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Holly S

muito lindo tbm, e tocante demais!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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Benoit B

In my unprofessional buffoonish opinion, the best animated movie, maybe even better than spirited away with its devestating story and somewhat historical accuracy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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paul t

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeN4eoL3/

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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Alec B

Anytime the film focuses on Jiro's dreams or balancing his artistic goals with that of the military desires of the state, it works like gangbusters. Unfortunately the doomed romance forces unnecessary melodrama into a story that was crowded to begin with.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Hayao Miyazaki

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Gary Rydstrom

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Jiro Horikoshi

John Krasinski

Honjo

Emily Blunt

Nahoko Satomi

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J. Hoberman

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I don't doubt the sincerity of Miyazaki's pacifism but I'm appalled by his abstract vision. Like, how many tens or hundreds of thousands of real people in Asia and the Pacific were de-animated thanks to [Jiro] Horikoshi's dreams?

Feb 22, 2019

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

A beautiful--and now Oscar-nominated--swan song from Miyazaki, The Wind Rises is a breathtaking ode to what is and what could be.

Rated: A-

Sep 5, 2017

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Andrew Osmond

Sight & Sound

It's Miyazaki's most atypical cartoon, yet it might be his most personal self-representation, a portrait of the artist as a myopic dreamer.

May 13, 2014

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

The entire film is beautiful in a way that is unique to old-school hand-drawn animation and Miyazaki applies his visual imagination to a realistic drama, giving it the romanticized imagery of Jiro’s hopeful perspective...

Jan 6, 2024

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

Almost as if something out of a Japanese elementary school history class, Miyazaki’s last Studio Ghibli film leaves me with a great sense of numbness rather than the invigorating wonder I have come to expect from the master of anime.

Aug 1, 2023

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

The Wind Rises undoubtedly stands out as a film with an incredible amount of passion and inspiration behind it, bringing to life a story that stays with audiences and engages them on a deeply personal level.

Rated: A-

Aug 28, 2022

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Synopsis

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Gary Rydstrom
Producer: Koji Hoshino, Geoffrey Wexler, Frank Marshall
Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki, Mike Jones
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Studio Ghibli, Walt Disney Animation
Rating: PG-13 (Some Disturbing Images|Smoking)
Genre: History, Drama, Biography, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 28, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 30, 2020
Runtime: 2h 6m

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