The Wind Rises

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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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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

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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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

If there is a problem with the film, it’s in the manner in which Miyazaki seems to side-step broader issues about Japanese imperialism and World War II.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 23, 2024

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

“The Wind Rises” is, fortunately, the perfect sum of each of its specific, lovingly crafted aspects.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 20, 2024

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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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Noe G

The wind rises was an amazing and fantastic studio Ghibli movie and my rating is a 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Pengyu Z

a true love story in a turbulent time, first time they met , last time naoko wave hand to say goodbey to Jiro , when kayo busrt out cries for naoko's silent departure , when Jiro stand still gazing into the distance realizing something might happend to his other half , their love however deep, it just can't beat illness nor war...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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Thomas P

This movie was amazing. I have always loved movies set in WW1, WW2, and in between. So this movie was perfect. I absolutely loved the characters and the planes in this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Connor K

My favorite Ghibli film, saw it a dozen-ish times. Gorgeous animation, beautiful characters, gripping story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/03/24

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Nikhil K

While an immersive and charming cinematic experience, this film may fail to captivate a significant portion of its audience, leaving them disengaged and uninterested

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/29/24

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Ekornet E

It's favoritt movie of all time. It's calm romantic, intreeging and so on. It's everything you'd want in a movie and more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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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: Toshio Suzuki
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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