The Wind Rises
2013 · TMDB 7.8 · 風立ちぬ
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
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.
Why it matters
A fictionalised biography of Jiro Horikoshi, the designer of the Zero fighter plane, set against the backdrop of pre-war Japan. Miyazaki's final film is a meditation on creation, love, and the costs of ambition.
From The Balloon's Ascent
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Released
- 2013-07-20
- Studio
- Studio Ghibli
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- French
- TMDB score
- 7.8
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The Balloon's Ascent
Position 8 of 8
A fictionalised biography of Jiro Horikoshi, the designer of the Zero fighter plane, set against the backdrop of pre-war Japan. Miyazaki's final film is a meditation on creation, love, and the costs of ambition.
No shared language, just shared work
Position 4 of 6
Jiro Horikoshi dreams of designing beautiful aeroplanes, and his friendship with Italian engineer Giovanni Battista Caproni exists only in dreams and shared passion for flight. They never meet, yet they build together across time.
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People
Key contributors
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Hayao Miyazaki
Director
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Hideaki Anno
Jiro Horikoshi (voice)
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Hidetoshi Nishijima
Honjô (voice)
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Miori Takimoto
Naoko Satomi (voice)
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Masahiko Nishimura
Kurokawa (voice)
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Stephen Alpert
Castorp (voice)
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Mansai Nomura
Giovanni Battista (voice)
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Jun Kunimura
Hattori (voice)
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Mirai Shida
Kayo Horikoshi (voice)
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