The Wind Rises

"We must live."

2013 2h 6m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 3,509

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Synopsis

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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.

“We must live.”

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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)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki
Languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shot by Atsushi Okui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hideaki Anno and Hidetoshi Nishijima and Miori Takimoto carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We must live.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hayao Miyazaki directs. Atsushi Okui behind the camera. Joe Hisaishi scores. Takeshi Seyama cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in French, German, Italian, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese.
4Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shot by Atsushi Okui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hideaki Anno and Hidetoshi Nishijima and Miori Takimoto carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "We must live.".
9IMDB entry: tt2013293 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "japan", "airplane", "flying", "world war ii".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.