The Wind Rises
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.
Critics Sentiment
Nahoko quietly leaves to die as Jiro senses her passing
Jiro's Mitsubishi 1MF10 fighter design fails testing in 1933
The film rises dramatically from the technical disappointments of the mid-section to the devastating beauty of Nahoko's death sequence.
The Wind Rises maintains consistently high sentiment throughout, with reviewers praising its mature storytelling and exquisite animation. The film peaks emotionally during Nahoko's final moments, which critics universally acclaimed as masterful filmmaking. While some found the middle technical sequences slower-paced, the overall reception celebrates it as a worthy swan song for Miyazaki.
Full 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)
Shinobu Otake
Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
Morio Kazama
Satomi (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Jirô's mother (voice)
Sascha
German Security Guard / Flight Engineer (voice)
Kaichi Kaburagi
Young Jiro Horikoshi (voice)
Maki Shinta
Young Kayo Horikoshi (voice)
Crew
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