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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.
20 October 1979, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
11 November 1960, Peekskill, New York, USA
8 December 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
16 November 1955, Kumamoto, Japan
12 December 1960, Toyama, Japan
13 March 1950, Miami, Florida, USA
30 November 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
17 February 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 February 1983, Roehampton, London, England, UK
28 November 1962, San Antonio, Texas, USA
8 December 1960, McAllen, Texas, USA
July 14, 2015
World-class animation, with obsessive attention lavished on the smallest, subtlest things
February 27, 2014
In terms of tone, visual beauty, and storytelling, The Wind Rises represents Miyazaki at the apex of his abilities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
March 13, 2014
The pastel palette bespeaks a determined, almost demented lightness.
March 21, 2016
Although the pacing of the film is odd, the images are gorgeous, and they say more than the dialogue.
February 28, 2014
At 73, Miyazaki's farewell is many things -- gorgeous, beckoning, compassionate. For better and worse, it soars above child's play.
February 28, 2014
The Wind Rises has the sweep and majesty of a Technicolor Hollywood classic.
March 13, 2014
The film is one of the most rapturously beautiful that Miyazaki has made, and all the more unsettling because of it.
July 14, 2016
In The Wind Rises as elsewhere, Miyazaki's artistry is undeniable, but the storytelling is flabby.

