The Wind Rises2014
The Wind Rises (2014)
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Cast
as Jirô Horikoshi (Japanese language version)
as Jirô Horikoshi
as Nahoko Satomi
as Honjô
as Kurokawa
as Naoko Satomi (Japanese language version)
as Honjô (Japanese language version)
as Caproni
as Hattori
as Kayo Horikoshi
as Kurokawa (Japanese language version)
as Castorp
as Mrs. Kurokawa
as Kayo Horikoshi (Japanese language version)
as Satomi
as Katayama
as Sone
as Mitsubishi Employee
as Hattori (Japanese language version)
as Young Jirô
as Castorp (Japanese language version)
as Young Nahoko
as Flight Engineer
as Young Kayo
as Kurokawa's Wife (Japanese language version)
as Jirô's Mother
as Satomi (Japanese language version)
as Caproni (Japanese language version)
as Kayo Horikoshi (Japanese language version)
as Jirô's Mother (Japanese language version)
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Critic Reviews for The Wind Rises
All Critics (168) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (149) | Rotten (19)
The film is one of the most rapturously beautiful that Miyazaki has made, and all the more unsettling because of it.
The pastel palette bespeaks a determined, almost demented lightness.
At 73, Miyazaki's farewell is many things -- gorgeous, beckoning, compassionate. For better and worse, it soars above child's play.
When Jiro dreams, "Wind" soars; when he comes down to earth, the film can feel a bit stiff and murky. But then, that may be the point.
The Wind Rises has the sweep and majesty of a Technicolor Hollywood classic.
In terms of tone, visual beauty, and storytelling, The Wind Rises represents Miyazaki at the apex of his abilities.
Audience Reviews for The Wind Rises
Miyazaki's farewell is this lyrical, more adult and very personal project that, though technically splendid and paying an incredible attention to details, may be more appealing to himself as an artist than to most people, with also too many dream scenes that make it feel a bit repetitive.
Super Reviewer
A aeronautical engineer dreams of building the perfect plane. Slow and meandering, this film's central conflict is more technical than human, more a matter of engineering, an aspect into which the audience has no reference, than universal. While there are some sections in which we get fine interpersonal conflicts, the majority of the film involves Jiro conversing with his dream characters, and there's little to stand in the way of the love plot, thus little source for conflict. Many critics have written about the film's beauty, and I can't see what they're referring to. Many times I thought that the film didn't take advantage of all the creative liberties that animation could allow. Overall, when characters' central conflicts relate to their jobs, the audience must be able to participate in the suspense, and that's not the case with The Wind Rises.
Super Reviewer
'The Wind Rises'. I'm left feeling like I'm mourning something beautiful. The animation is uniquely magical, with its painted backgrounds, sense of motion and emotion. The sound design is to be noted. Miyazaki's words are pure poetry at times. The romance, up there with the best this year. "Hikoki-Gumo", the song that plays over the end credits, couldn't be any more perfect, sealing the melancholy of the prior 20 minutes right in. Minor pacing issues keep it from being flawless.
Super Reviewer
The Wind Rises Quotes
| Caproni: | Is the wind still rising, Japanese boy? |