The Wind Rises
A visionary aircraft designer chases his childhood dream of soaring skies, only to confront the moral turbulence of creating weapons that will shape a world at war.
“We must live.”
Synopsis
Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi was inspired by a lifelong passion for flight. He is best known for designing the A-6M fighter plane, a significant aircraft used during World War II.
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Principal cast & crew: 20
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Takeshi SeyamaShot by Atsushi OkuiScored by Joe Hisaishi
Box Office
2013 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$117.9M
Full synopsis
Also known as
- The Wind Risesde
- Wie der Wind sich hebtde
- The Wind Risesen
- Le vent se lèvefr
- Si alza il ventoit
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Hideaki Anno
as Jirô Horikoshi
Miori Takimoto
as Naoko Satomi
Hidetoshi Nishijima
as Honjô (voice)
Masahiko Nishimura
as Kurokawa
Stephen Alpert
as Castorp
Morio Kazama
as Satomi
Mansai Nomura
as Giovanni Battista (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
as Jirô's Mother
Jun Kunimura
as Hattori (voice)
Mirai Shida
as Kayo Horikoshi
Shinobu Otake
as Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
Sascha
as German Security Guard / Flight Engineer (voice)
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2Directors
1Writers
1Producers
2Other crew
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