The Wind Rises [Audio: Eng]
The movie depicts the life as well as the lifelong love of flight of Jiro Horikoshi, who is nearsighted and unable to be a pilot but manages to design Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
15 September 1953, Nagoya, Japan
17 February 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 July 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 June 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 July 1957, The Bronx, New York, USA
20 October 1979, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
17 July 1957, Tokyo, Japan
19 December 1987, New York City, New York, USA
5 February 1987, San Francisco, California, USA
28 November 1962, San Antonio, Texas, USA
23 October 1997, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
26 March 1960, New York City, New York, USA
23 April 1969, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
12 December 1960, Toyama, Japan
5 May 1951, New York City, New York, USA
10 May 1993, Ayase, Japan
5 April 1966, Tokyo, Japan
8 December 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 September 1942, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
29 March 1971, Hachioji, Japan
8 December 1960, McAllen, Texas, USA
18 July 1967, Hollywood, California, USA
30 November 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 August 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA
23 February 1983, Roehampton, London, England, UK
26 April 1949, Tokyo, Japan
March 21, 2016
Although the pacing of the film is odd, the images are gorgeous, and they say more than the dialogue.October 08, 2015
"The Wind Rises" will mean the most to fans who've grown up watching Mr. Miyazaki's work. Think of it as your graduation present.July 14, 2015
World-class animation, with obsessive attention lavished on the smallest, subtlest thingsJune 21, 2016
There's great humanity and great drama spread throughout, but all of it is given the careful, illuminating gleam of a dreamer's gaze.February 28, 2014
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.July 14, 2016
In The Wind Rises as elsewhere, Miyazaki's artistry is undeniable, but the storytelling is flabby.February 28, 2014
The Wind Rises has the sweep and majesty of a Technicolor Hollywood classic.March 13, 2014
The pastel palette bespeaks a determined, almost demented lightness.June 14, 2016
The Wind Rises abstracts its own historical fabric by focussing on the tiny space between the stitches - on its psychological portrait and romantic plot.February 28, 2014
At 73, Miyazaki's farewell is many things -- gorgeous, beckoning, compassionate. For better and worse, it soars above child's play.February 27, 2014
In terms of tone, visual beauty, and storytelling, The Wind Rises represents Miyazaki at the apex of his abilities.March 13, 2014
The film is one of the most rapturously beautiful that Miyazaki has made, and all the more unsettling because of it.