Fresh
The film is one of the most rapturously beautiful that Miyazaki has made, and all the more unsettling because of it.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
The Wind Rises
We must live.
2013 · 2h 6m · PG-13
Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
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.
Director and cast
- Hayao Miyazaki Director
- Hideaki Anno as Jirô Horikoshi (voice)
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Honjô (voice)
- Miori Takimoto as Naoko Satomi (voice)
- Masahiko Nishimura as Kurokawa (voice)
- Stephen Alpert as Castorp (voice)
- Mansai Nomura as Giovanni Battista (voice)
- Jun Kunimura as Hattori (voice)
- Mirai Shida as Kayo Horikoshi (voice)
- Shinobu Otake as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
- Morio Kazama Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The pastel palette bespeaks a determined, almost demented lightness.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
Fresh
At 73, Miyazaki's farewell is many things -- gorgeous, beckoning, compassionate. For better and worse, it soars above child's play.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
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.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
The Wind Rises has the sweep and majesty of a Technicolor Hollywood classic.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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