The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu) [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.
28 January 1981, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
26 April 1949, Tokyo, Japan
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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.
March 13, 2014
The pastel palette bespeaks a determined, almost demented lightness.
February 27, 2014
In terms of tone, visual beauty, and storytelling, The Wind Rises represents Miyazaki at the apex of his abilities.
March 21, 2016
Although the pacing of the film is odd, the images are gorgeous, and they say more than the dialogue.
July 14, 2016
In The Wind Rises as elsewhere, Miyazaki's artistry is undeniable, but the storytelling is flabby.
March 13, 2014
The film is one of the most rapturously beautiful that Miyazaki has made, and all the more unsettling because of it.
February 28, 2014
At 73, Miyazaki's farewell is many things -- gorgeous, beckoning, compassionate. For better and worse, it soars above child's play.
June 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.
July 14, 2015
World-class animation, with obsessive attention lavished on the smallest, subtlest things
February 28, 2014
The Wind Rises has the sweep and majesty of a Technicolor Hollywood classic.
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.
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.

