The Wind Rises (2013)
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Wind Rises (2013) Poster
Japanese title: 風立ちぬ
(Kaze Tachinu)
Other titles: 風起了, El viento se levanta, Se levanta el viento,
Le vent se lève, Wie der Wind sich hebt, Szél támad,
Si alza il vento, Det blåser upp en vind, Rüzgar Yükseliyor.
Comments on Movie: The Wind Rises (2013)
"It’s Miyazaki's most atypical cartoon, yet it might be his most personal self-representation, a portrait of the artist as a myopic dreamer." - Andrew Osmond, Sight & Sound.
"It is not enchanting or charming enough to be recommended, and its story and characters are less engaging compared to the memorably colorful or complex characters we encountered in his other works." - Seongyong Cho, Roger Ebert's Far-Flung Correspondents.
"Boring, overrated movie." - Rosalyn Lim.
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The Wind Rises (2013) is the last animated feature from award-winning anime director, Hayao Miyazaki. It is adapted from the director's manga of the same name and was loosely based on a short story entitled The Wind Has Risen by Tatsuo Hori. Featuring the fictionalized life of Jiro Horikoshi, the chief engineer of many Japanese World War II fighter designs, the animated feature has won many critics awards and Japan Academy Prize's Animation of the Year in 2014.
The Wind Rises (2013) Synopsis
In The Wind Rises, Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japans plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. Writer and director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.
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Movie Review: The Wind Rises (2013)
Jiro meets Caproni in his dreams.
It's no secret that Mr. Hayao Miyazaki admired aviation since he was a boy and it is awesome that he turned that into an anime movie once again! However, it is unbelievable even for me to write this but honestly, The Wind Rises (2013) is a boring, overrated movie from the renowned Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli.
Jiro becomes aeronautical engineer.
The Wind Rises (2013) has received critical acclaim and has been dubbed as the farewell masterpiece of the award winning director Hayao Miyazaki most likely out of respect or marketing strategies but if we truly analyse it, this piece is much inferior even compared to much lower budget foreign animated features especially in the storytelling department.
Jiro and Nahoko.
If you are expecting an inspiring film, there could be some scenes that are inspiring. If you are sensitive, there could be some elements could upset you. Then, there is a good chance that this will not satisfy you at all if you are looking for a good romantic or drama film and even if this might appeal to those who are genuinely in love with everything aviation or engineering, they might just experience frustration as the whole film seems to be a series of underdeveloped scenes put together.
Air crafts are beautiful but they are also a cursed dream.
Despite there are some deep messages in the The Wind Rises (2013), both the storyline and characters are very dull even with decent music and animation. Perhaps this is not intended for everyone and not everyone will enjoy this but as a record, I watch this with an open mind, with genuine interest and patience until the very end; it is sad to report that I believe I am watching a poor attempt at a biographical film filled with the littlest dose of drama, romance and war. A weird and disappointing movie indeed.
PS. Lesson learned from the anime film, the most creative life only lasts for 10 years....hmm, I hope mine has not started yet because my fullest potentials are still not discovered!
Movie Ratings
Will write a page regarding this and add this to all animated feature entries in the future.
Might appeal to those who love everything aviation, engineering and Studio Ghibli fans.
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Details of the movie
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Story: Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki
Cinematography: Atsushi Okui
Music: Joe Hisaishi
Studio: Studio Ghibli
Starring: Hideaki Anno, Miori Takimoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masahiko Nishimura, Steve Alpert, Morio Kazama, Keiko Takeshita, Mirai Shida, Jun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, Nomura Mansai
Full Credit: [IMDb]
Distributor: Toho
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese, English
Genre: Biography Drama Romance War
Running time: 126 mins
Budget: USD 30,000,000 est.
Box office: USD 134,965,832 est.
Official website(s)
http://www.ghibli.jp/
http://kazetachinu.jp/
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Spirited Away (2001)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Ponyo (2008)
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The Wind Rises (2013) Movie Quotes
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- Le vent se lève il faut tenter de vivre, Paul Valéry.