The Wind Rises (2014)
82%RT Audience Score: 71%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
26 wins & 54 nominations total
The Wind Rises is a fittingly bittersweet swan song for director Hayao Miyazaki
The Wind Rises is a stunning masterpiece that will leave you breathless. Miyazaki’s final feature is a beautiful tribute to the power of dreams and the creative spirit. The animation is absolutely gorgeous, and the story is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. It’s a must-see for any fan of animation or cinema in general. Plus, who doesn’t love a good love story with a side of tuberculosis?
Production Company(ies)
The Mirisch Company, Alpha
Distributor
Walt Disney
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some disturbing images and smoking
Year of Release
2014
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:2h 6m
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Language(s):Japanese, German, Italian, French, English
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Country of origin:United States, Japan, France
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 28, 2014 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2014
Genre(s)
Biography/Anime
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $136,533,257
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $170,632,059
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 782
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 18,607,640
US/Canada gross: $5,209,580
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,510,658
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,731
US/Canada opening weekend: $313,751
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $392,109
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,464
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $37,492,417
Production budget ranking: 1,001
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $20,189,666
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $112,949,976
ROI to date (est.): 196%
ROI ranking: 635
John Krasinski – Honjo (Voice)
Emily Blunt – Nahoko Satomi (Voice)
Martin Short – Kurokawa (Voice)
Stanley Tucci – Caproni (Voice)
Mandy Patinkin – Hattori (Voice)
Director(s)
Hayao Miyazaki, Gary Rydstrom
Writer(s)
Hayao Miyazaki, Mike Jones
Producer(s)
Toshio Suzuki
Film Festivals
Venice, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
26 wins & 54 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (178) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (157) | Rotten (21)
I don’t doubt the sincerity of Miyazaki’s pacifism but I’m appalled by his abstract vision. Like, how many tens or hundreds of thousands of real people in Asia and the Pacific were de-animated thanks to [Jiro] Horikoshi’s dreams?
February 22, 2019
J. Hoberman
ARTINFO.com
TOP CRITIC
A beautiful–and now Oscar-nominated–swan song from Miyazaki, The Wind Rises is a breathtaking ode to what is and what could be.
September 5, 2017 | Rating: A-
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
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.
May 13, 2014
Andrew Osmond
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Jiro thankfully finds time to create an achingly romantic subplot with his love (Emily Blunt), who is gently waning away from TB.
May 13, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
metro.co.uk
TOP CRITIC
A rich treat for the eye and soul alike.
May 11, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
If The Wind Rises is Miyazaki’s final feature, it marks a suitably rich and strange exit for one of the giants of Japanese cinema.
May 9, 2014
Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
We have the master acknowledging that which has inspired his greatness.
September 27, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
A valentine to the creative spirit.
September 26, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
The Wind Rises is gorgeous filmmaking from one of the greatest animators of all time.
November 26, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Katie Smith-Wong
Flick Feast
With a remarkable plastic beauty, everything that frames the action of ‘The Wind Rises’ is of an overwhelming visual virtuosity. [Full Review in Spanish]
August 7, 2019
Sergio Benítez
Espinof
Miyazaki is a master, and The Wind Rises is a tender, loving farewell to a truly glorious career.
July 4, 2019 | Rating: 4/4
Mattie Lucas
The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
Like its protagonist, and its auteur, these are tender and gentle brushes of exquisite genius.
June 11, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Christopher Preston
One Room With A View…
Plot
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 world’s 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 Japan’s plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The Wind Rises features an all-star voice cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci.
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