The Wind Rises

2013 Hayao Miyazaki 2h 6m
Drama Animation Romance History

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.

Cast

Hideaki Anno Jiro Horikoshi (voice)
Hidetoshi Nishijima Honjô (voice)
Miori Takimoto Naoko Satomi (voice)
Masahiko Nishimura Kurokawa (voice)
Stephen Alpert Castorp (voice)
Mansai Nomura Giovanni Battista (voice)
Jun Kunimura Hattori (voice)
Mirai Shida Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

Vibes

Emotional Chill Visually Stunning Deeply Moving Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Wind Rises

Porco Rosso 1992
Miyazaki's films about flight and craft. Two stories about men who build beautiful machines and live with the consequences. Watch as a double feature
WALL-E 2008
Love in broken worlds. Silent robots and paper airplanes, equally poetic. Watch as a double feature
Oppenheimer 2023
Genius weaponized. Two films about men who loved the elegance of their inventions and had to live with the bodies. Watch as a double feature
Whisper of the Heart 1995
Ghibli love and creation. Two animated films about young people who fall in love and become artists because of it. Watch as a double feature

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