The Wind Rises Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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 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. 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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Biography Drama Fantasy Animation Historical

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Wind Rises.

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  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  ... Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

  The Dark Knight Rises, Greedy People

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  John Krasinski

  ... Honjo (voice)

  IF, Aloha

• 
  Emily Blunt

  ... Nahoko Satomi (voice)

  IF, Steven Spielberg 2026 Project

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  Martin Short

  ... Kurokawa (voice)

  Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Inherent Vice

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  Stanley Tucci

  ... Caproni (voice)

  Conclave, The Electric State

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  Mandy Patinkin

  ... Hattori (voice)

  Wonder, Smurfs: The Lost Village

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  Werner Herzog

  ... Castorp (voice)

  Jack Reacher, The Grand

• 
  William H. Macy

  ... Satomi (voice)

  Bobby, Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride

• M
  Mae Whitman

  ... Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

  The DUFF, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

• J
  Jennifer Grey

  ... Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

  Wish You Were Here, Dirty Dancing

• 
  Elijah Wood

  ... Sone (voice)

  The Monkey, The Toxic Avenger

Crew Behind the Film

The The Wind Rises behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Hayao Miyazaki last directed The Boy and the Heron and Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro. The film's writer Hayao Miyazaki last wrote The Boy and the Heron and Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro.

Director

Hayao Miyazaki
Gary Rydstrom

Screenwriter

Hayao Miyazaki

Production Details

What we know about the The Wind Rises movie production.

Key Facts

• The English-language voice cast of The Wind Rises is directed by Gary Rydstrom, a seven-time Academy Award®-winning sound designer who worked on Wreck-It Ralph and Brave. Rydstrom also directed the English-language versions of The Secret World of Arrietty and From Up on Poppy Hill.
• The title The Wind Rises comes from a novel of the same name by Tatsuo Hori, who took a line from Paul Valery's poem, "Le vent se Leve, il faut tenter de vivre" – The wind is rising. We must try to live.
• The Wind Rises was released in Japan in July 2013, topping the Japanese box office and the $100 million mark.
• The film will also open for Academy Award® qualification engagements in New York and Los Angeles Nov. 8-14, 2013, showcasing the original film in Japanese with English subtitles.

Production Updates for The Wind Rises

Aug 2013

Completed

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