The Wind Rises
Animated drama from Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away) – the ‘farewell masterpiece’ from Japanese filmmaking legend Hayao Miyazaki – set in Japan during World War II, exploring the life of fighter plane designer Jiro Horikoshi. The English-language voice cast includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and John Krasinski. Nominated for the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival 2013 and Best Animated Feature at the 2014 Academy Awards.
Jiro (Gordon-Levitt) dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni (Tucci). Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world’s most innovative and accomplished airplane designers, earning the respect of prominent industry greats. As Jiro goes through key historical events – including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan’s plunge into war – he meets and falls in love with Nahoko (Blunt), and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo (Krasinski).
- Director:
- Hayao Miyazaki ('Spirited Away', 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Howl's Moving Castle', 'Princess Mononoke')
- Writer:
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast:
- Joseph Gordon-LevittEmily BluntJohn KrasinskiMartin ShortStanley TucciWilliam H. MacyWerner HerzogMae WhitmanElijah WoodMandy PatinkinJennifer GreyRonan Farrow
Reviews & comments
Time Out
pressEven Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli wizardry can't ward off this story's jinxes.
The New York Times
pressWith its complex diminuendo, underlines Mr. Miyazaki's much longer, richly creative odyssey.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA film about the beauty of flight and the prelude to war, whose astonishing visuals shout that life is wonderful.
Time Out
pressEven Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli wizardry can't ward off this story's jinxes.
The New York Times
pressWith its complex diminuendo, underlines Mr. Miyazaki's much longer, richly creative odyssey.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA film about the beauty of flight and the prelude to war, whose astonishing visuals shout that life is wonderful.
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