The Wind Rises Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Sep. 30, 2014

The Wind Rises

Release Date: Friday, February 21, 2014 Limited Friday, February 28, 2014 Expansion

Director: Hayao Miyazaki • Gary Rydstrom

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt • John Krasinski • Emily Blunt • Martin Short • Stanley Tucci

PG-13 Biography N/A

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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.

Biography Drama Fantasy Animated Historical

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Who stars in The Wind Rises – Cast List

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
... Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

Inception, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
John Krasinski
... Honjo (voice)

Fountain of Youth, IF
Emily Blunt
... Nahoko Satomi (voice)

Disclosure Day, The Devil Wears Prada 2
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Martin Short
... Kurokawa (voice)

The Spiderwick Chronicles, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Stanley Tucci
... Caproni (voice)

The Devil Wears Prada 2, What Is Life Worth
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Mandy Patinkin
... Hattori (voice)

Wonder, November 1963
Werner Herzog
... Castorp (voice)

Jack Reacher, Grizzly Man
William H. Macy
... Satomi (voice)

The Running Man, Soul On Fire
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Mae Whitman
... Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The DUFF
J
Jennifer Grey
... Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

A Real Pain, Wish You Were Here
Elijah Wood
... Sone (voice)

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Who is making The Wind Rises – Crew List

A look at The Wind Rises behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Hayao Miyazaki last helmed My Neighbor Totoro and The Boy and the Heron. The film's writer Hayao Miyazaki last penned The Boy and the Heron and Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Gary Rydstrom
Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki

Studios: Touchstone Pictures
Production Company: Studio Ghibli

Production – What we know about the The Wind Rises

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.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2013

Completed

Changed The Wind Rises movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some disturbing images and smoking
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Kaze tachinu
Language: Japanese<br> German<br> English (subtitled)<br> English

The Wind Rises Trailers and Clips

The Wind Rises

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The Wind Rises Release Date: When was the film released?

The Wind Rises was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 21 , 2014. There were six other movies released on the same date, including Pompeii, In Secret and Barefoot. As a limited release, The Wind Rises was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.