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The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

We must live.

20137.82h 6m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by Toshio Suzuki
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $117.9M

Top Cast

Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno

Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Honjô (voice)

Miori Takimoto

Miori Takimoto

Naoko Satomi (voice)

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Kurokawa (voice)

Stephen Alpert

Stephen Alpert

Castorp (voice)

Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Giovanni Battista (voice)

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Hattori (voice)

Mirai Shida

Mirai Shida

Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Satomi (voice)

Themes & Keywords

japanairplaneflyingworld war iiearthquakebiographygreat depressionpacific warlovetuberculosisadult animationanimemeiji periodtaisho periodgreat kantō earthquake

About The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises is a drama, animation, romance, history film released in 2013 exploring themes of japan, airplane, flying, world war ii, earthquake, biography. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it stars Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto. 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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