Still, this film contains very fitting music for the era the setting takes place in. An obvious allusion to Naoko's tuberculosis, Miyazaki's mother also contracted the disease which he had previously portrayed in My Neighbor Totoro. Miyazaki has made some of the greatest animated films since Walt Disney in the 1930's leading up to his death. By the end of the war, technology had developed so quickly that the Zero was left in the dust by other fighter planes, and Japan resorted to using the Zero mainly in kamikaze operations. All he wants to do is design planes. Like most of Miyazaki's films, it was the top-grossing movie of its release year, earning $113 million in the domestic box office in 2013. Since that day, he dreams about being as great as Caproni. ""She's been waiting here for a long time. 73-year-old animator Hayao Miyazaki has announced that "The Wind Rises", his latest film, nominated for an Academy Award, will be his last. The film depicts this by showing scenes of nurses arranging beds outdoors and letting patients lie there. Starring: Hideaki Anno, Miori Takimoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Like many anime movies, it makes you laugh and cry. His presence is already missed. is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Can I let go for a minute? The Wind Rises Cast 1 Emily Blunt, 39 Nahoko Satomi 2 John Krasinski, 43 Kiro Honjo 3 Elijah Wood, 42 Sone 4 Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 41 Jiro Horikoshi 5 Mae Whitman, 34 Kayo Horikoshi 6 William H. Macy, 72 Satomi 7 Martin Short, 72 Kurokawa 8 Stanley Tucci, 62 Giovanni Battista Caproni 9 Mandy Patinkin, 70 Hattori 10 Werner Herzog, 80 Castorp I found the story's developments to be well-knitted together. ""I don't care. Very quickly, he finished the parts describing Jir's childhood, until he met Naoko, right in the middle of the Great Kant Earthquake in 1923." Through this endeavor, he is encouraged by an Italian aircraft pioneer, a Count Caproni, who is a muse-like character appearing to him in dreams, showing him the glorious possibilities of flight and the gigantic flying machines he has built, giving the young Japanese boy a sense of how far one can go in one's imagination. It devastated Tokyo and the surrounding areas, and the fires that erupted following the quake turned into a raging firestorm, which leveled miles of the city. Honjou Kirou no sengo. The following Once and Forever: The Sun Rises (2023) Ep.1 thai Sub. Sophie is a dynamic character that a lot of different signs could identify with because of all the strange circumstances she finds herself in. Copyright Fandango. The Wind Rises was full of intriguing characters, and here's how they aligned with the stars that Jiro wanted to touch so desperately with his planes. He smokes a lot, even the last cigarette stub. The Wind Rises Kanji Rmaji Kaze Tachinu Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Produced by Toshio Suzuki Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki Based on The Wind Has Risen by Tatsuo Hori Starring Hideaki Anno Miori Takimoto Hidetoshi Nishijima Masahiko Nishimura Steve Alpert Morio Kazama Keiko Takeshita Mirai Shida Jun Kunimura Shinobu Otake Nomura Mansai Music by The film's English dubbing was directed by Gary Rydstrom. Trending pages Naoko Satomi Jiro Horikoshi Castorp Kiro Honjo Caproni Kayo Horikoshi Kurokawa Junkers All items (13) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other C Caproni Castorp H Hattori J Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 'The Wind Rises' Director Hayao Miyazaki Talks About His Final Film. Any fan of Studio Ghibli will love this movie! We're already 20 years behind! This is the real meaning of our film. Before he leaves to spend the next few nights at the site of the test flight, he and Naoko share their last moment together. Also in 2013 it won the Best Animated Film during the Boston Online Film Critics Association (which tied with Frozen), during the Boston Society of Film Critics, during the Chicago Film Critics Association, during the New York Film Critics Circle and during the San Diego Film Critics Society. Coming Soon. Learn about more ways to support Anime-Planet. The film was controversial on both sides of the political spectrum because of its sympathetic . I have loved Studio Ghibli movies my entire life and this one did not disappoint. We viewers also get to watch the gradual development of Jiro's romantic relationship. Most of all, what I loved was Jirou. The love story in this film was natural and beautiful, but laced with hardship, as life usually is. Waving to Jir, she calls to him, "you must live, darlingyou must live!" Airplanes are not tools for war. Das gibt's nur einmal (English: It only happens once) is the German song Hans Castorp sings while playing the piano at Hotel Kusakaru in the film. She is often seen wearing a red kimono and carries pink bag. The Wind Rises Role Supporting character Voice actor (Japanese) Mirai Shida Maki Shinta (Child) Voice actor (Disney) Mae Whitman Eva Bella (Young) Kayo Horikoshi ( , Horikoshi Kayo) is the sister of Jiro Horikoshi in Studio Ghibli 's film The Wind Rises directed by Hayao Miyazaki . The Wind Rises is out on Blu-ray and DVD on the 29th September. This is how it has always gone with those who push technology forward. Species The film follows a young Jiro from his time atTokyo Imperial University through the design of the prototype of hisMitsubishi A5M aircraft. It is based on the serialized manga of the same name, written and illustrated by Miyazaki on Model Graphix magazine and Tatsuo Hori's acclaimed 1937 novel The Wind Has Risen. The landscapes are suffused with poetry and beauty that almost aches, and the cloudscapes are like an undulating Maxfield Parrish sky, the sunset-lit clouds rearing up into mountains with planes swooping around the peaks. The Wind Rises Voice Emily Blunt Madeleine Rose Yen (young) Miori Takimoto (Japanese) Character information Occupation Painter Jiro Horikoshi's wife Likes Being with Jiro, painting Dislikes Not being with Jiro, her condition Family information Parents Unnamed mother Mr. Satomi (father) Other relatives Kayo Horikoshi (sister-in-law) Engineers turn dreams into reality. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributed the film in North America through its Touchstone Pictures banner. Plan your dream tour and enter to win a real trip to Japan! He is voiced by Hideaki Anno in the Japanese version and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the English version. 1,000 Days Record / Declaration of Retirement. The film, like many Studio Ghibli animated films, are beautifully drawn with vivid colors and outstanding animation. In Germany he studies plane design at Junkers. Additionally, there is political and economic unrest, desperate peasants swarming towards trains passing through, throngs of people flocking to the cities looking for work. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Will Jiro create the beautiful plane or realize that the beauty he's seeking is right in front of him all along? It went on to be nominated for both theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. We must not make a film that is only intended for an adult audience.". Cinemark Appearance It would be interesting to do a test with him." "It's not good for you. He is based on the real Italian aircraft designer of the same name, Giovanni Battista Caproni. Voice actor (English) But I'll probably still buy this movie. Bungei Shunju, " Vol. He knew his dream from a young age, and it was the pursuit of his dream that really drew me in. There are no custom lists yet for this series. Wind also represents the breath of life, the breath caught in Naoko's TB-infected lungs, but as long as breath exists, there is hope. Jiro's accomplishments from childhood to manhood were masterfully told through following his everyday life, but the viewers were not excludedfrom his hopes and dreams. (Honj Kir) Most of all, what I loved was Jirou. "Caproni speaking with Jir about Naoko's parting words. Japan must "catch up" to the rest of the world, and Jiro is part of that push. See production, box office & company info. As the film moves on, and as Mitsubishi competes for contracts with the army and navy, he realizes that what he is doing is designing a killing machine. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Jiro's problems are technological in nature, and "The Wind Rises", similar to "The Aviator", patiently takes us through his various breakthroughs in construction and design (he gets an inspiration for curved wings from looking at a mackerel bone). 94.130.32.145 She praises her older brother to complain about him afterwards. Coming Soon, Regal The images in "The Wind Rises" are breathtaking, with one striking scene after another, imaginative, whimsical, powerful. In time, Miyazaki shifted his focus on the love story between Jir and Naoko, as Naoko's condition worsens at the sanatorium. Nahoko removes his glasses and places them on the floor behind their heads. Two days later on December 14, 2012, Anno came into the studio for his audition. He knew his dream from a young age, and it was the pursuit of his dream . There aren't many people who have that kind of voice. It traces the life of Jir Horikoshi, an aircraft engineer who invented the famous "Zero" fighter, which was used by the Japanese navy during World War II. But his family past also resurfaces through the Zero plane itself: in an interview with Tlrama (n 3338, January 4, 2014), Miyazaki explained that this film was a way to reconcile with his own father. May 08, 2016. By Fawzia Khan Oct 22, 2021. Definitely worth watching. "It's good. He always called Jiro not by name but the "Japanese boy". The film was released theatrically on 21 February 2014, in select cities, with wide release on February 28. I loved almost everything about the movie, but that bit near the end Why did that have to happen? She knows that she is going to die, and does not wish Jir to witness the last terrible moments of her life as she succumbs to the disease. After the two go on a trip to Germany to see the work of Hugo Junkers, Horikoshi has some what of an epiphany. "The Wind Has Risen") is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI.It was released in Japan on 20 July 2013 by Toho, and in North America by . The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2014, with distribution by StudioCanal. Warning: the wiki content may contain spoilers! He is a famous Italian airplane designer who inspires Jiro Horikoshi in his dreams to become also an airplane designer. [1], Kaze tachinu toujou jinbutsu to tori ningen kontesuto. Castorp. character designer (as Kitaro Kosaka) Yu Xuan Liu . Miyazaki is immediately convinced by the director's fairly neutral voice. This movie also presents two sides of the same coin: a development of a romantic relationship and the growth of a genius Japanese aeronautical engineer named Jiro. Before its release, director Miyazaki Hayao declared that Kaze Tachinu would be his final film. Looks and sounds great!Comme. The film is loosely based onTatsuo Hori's 1937 novelThe Wind Has Risen. Coming Soon. Starring: Hideaki Anno, Miori Takimoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima. Animated fictionalized biography of aviation engineerJiro Horikoshi. Jiro's quest is single-minded, but not so much so that he does not notice the upheaval in the world around him. The animation was beautiful, the characters were great, and the story was one I had never seen told before. The wind rises means 'How to live when there is wind blowing?' He is a close friend of Jiro Horikoshi. 2013 | Maturity Rating: 13+ | Drama Anime. After the end of the Second World War, Jir revisits his dreams as he did several times in his life, to meet Caproni for, possibly, the last time. Through the German character Castorp, Miyazaki also condemns Japan's aggressive and murderous policy in Asia. character designer / key animator Tatsuya Kushida . The Wind Rises is a fittingly bittersweet swan song for director Hayao Miyazaki. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Aaron Kwok plays Lei Le, the legendary Chinese detective in Hong Kong in "When the Wind Rises Again". An aeronautical engineer!""Yes! Both novels have melancholic and nostalgic vibes.[10]. When Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 and landed successfully in France, former Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes commented on the event: "We measure heroes as we do ships, by their displacement. "The Wind Rises: On a higher plane", Chicago Reader. 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