The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

126 mins | Drama, Animation, Romance, War | July 20, 2013

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.

The Wind Rises

126 mins | Drama, Animation, Romance, War | July 20, 2013

The Wind Rises
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Wild Bunch, Toho Company, Ltd., Dentsu, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, d-rights, The Walt Disney Company Japan
Original title 風立ちぬ
Directors Hayao Miyazaki
Writers Tatsuo Hori, Hayao Miyazaki

Cast

Hideaki Anno

as Jirô Horikoshi (voice)

Hidetoshi Nishijima

as Honjô (voice)

Miori Takimoto

as Naoko Satomi (voice)

Masahiko Nishimura

as Kurokawa (voice)

Stephen Alpert

as Castorp (voice)

Mansai Nomura

as Giovanni Battista (voice)

Jun Kunimura

as Hattori (voice)

Mirai Shida

as Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

Shinobu Otake

as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Morio Kazama

as Satomi (voice)

Keiko Takeshita

as Jirô's mother (voice)

Sascha

as German Security Guard / Flight Engineer (voice)

Kaichi Kaburagi

as Young Jirô Horikoshi (voice)

Maki Shinta

as Young Kayo Horikoshi (voice)