"Maybe we can turn to someone who doesn't come from the dubbing world?" First published in 1866. ""I don't care. All characters and voice actors in the anime The Wind Rises. The Wind Rises was released in Japan on July 20, 2013, to 454 screens nationwide and in within two days, from July 20 and 21, it earned 960,880,000 yen in the box office revenue. "Nice catch. Is this movie based on the novel of the same name. The Wind Rises stands as a heartfelt and daring testament to Miyazaki's humanity, skill and soaring imagination. He knew his dream from a young age, and it was the pursuit of his dream that really drew me in. Horikoshi then attends Tokyo Imperial University and eventually graduates landing a job at Mitsubishi where he excells in designing planes. It left me with such a sense of magic and wonder. Super Reviewer. Like most of Miyazaki's films, it was the top-grossing movie of its release year, earning $113 million in the domestic box office in 2013. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! In Jiro's dreams, the sky is filled with airplanes, swooping and colorful, like big fanciful paper birds, or benevolent bright dragons, harmless and buoyant. Warning: the wiki content may contain spoilers! Engineers turn dreams into reality. I want to rewatch the movie to make sure, but I do think it's one of my favorite Miyazaki films. Voice actor (English) He always called Jiro not by name but the "Japanese boy". There are no custom lists yet for this series. But she cannot help but look around and see things like rainbows, and waving trees, and see how good it all is. After getting a job with Mitsubishi, Jiro is sent to Germany as a delegate, to learn about their airplane technology, to get tips and ideas to bring back home to Japan. When the decision was made to produce the film, Miyazaki himself constantly asks himself this question: 'How do you depict a character, admittedly passionate about aviation, but also indirectly responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people during World War II?' Kayo Horikoshi was portrayed also by Mirai Shida similar as Arrietty from The Secret World of Arrietty. as Honj (voice: English version), Emily Blunt The film's theatrical poster contains the dedication, "In honor of Jir Horikoshi and Tatsuo Hori.". Age She calls her brother Nini ()) and Naoko with Haru ()). Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter "The Wind Rises: On a higher plane", Chicago Reader. Its production was chronicled in the 2013 documentary The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, released by Toho and the NHK feature 1,000 Days Record / Declaration of Retirement[6]. Horikoshi dreams of becoming a pilot, but due to his nearsightedness, he can never become a pilot. Gender Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Even though Disney's North American rights to Studio Ghibli films they owned expired in 2017, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment continued to distribute The Wind Rises until 2020 when GKIDS re-released the film on DVD and Blu-ray on September 22, 2020, with distribution through Shout! The Wind Rises is out on Blu-ray and DVD on the 29th September. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Jir expresses his regret and sorrow of the destruction and devastation his "Zero" fighter had caused during the war. Because of how likeable the characters all were, I think "The Wind Rises" may be one of the films with the best character development, or at the very least, best use of characters. Which I find, is just as expected of its famous director, Hayao Miyazaki. Kayo Horikoshi ( , Horikoshi Kayo) is the sister of Jiro Horikoshiin Studio Ghibli's film The Wind Rises directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Learn about more ways to support Anime-Planet. In the 2014 dubbing, she is voiced by Mae Whitman and Eva Bella in the English version. By staging Jir, he wants to try to understand his father's motivations, without judging him, without condemning him. Honjo realizes the future of aircrafts and lampoons Japan for always being ten or twenty years behind the rest of the world. I loved all of the colours and details in the backgrounds. Coming Soon, Regal Studio Ghibli/Walt Disney Pictures. In an interview on the Japanese TV Show "Oosama no Branch" of August last year, Miyazaki states the character of Naoko was lifted from the woman Setsuko in the Hori Tatsuo novel The Wind has Risen (1936-7). As time marches on, he must confront an impossible question: at what cost does he chase his beautiful dream? Can I let go for a minute? It is based on the serialized manga of the same name, written and illustrated by Miyazaki on Model Graphix magazine and Tatsuo Hori's acclaimed 1937 novel The Wind Has Risen. This is how it has always gone with those who push technology forward. A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Not any one! He dreams of flying but, because he's nearsighted, decides to be a Japanese airplane designer. John Krasinski Kiro Honjo ( Honj Kir) is a secondary character of The Wind Rises film. That's it. The Wind Rises (, Kaze Tachinu?) Like all previous movies by Studio Ghibli, "The Wind Rises" has beautiful enough animation to captivate any lover of animated films! His wife lives in Tokyo. 2, Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken, Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi, Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka IV: Fuka Shou - Yakusai-hen, Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei, Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai wo Sukuu you desu, 2023 MyAnimeList Co.,Ltd., All Rights Reserved, Become a MAL Supporter / Gift MAL Supporter, North American Anime & Manga Releases for September, North American Anime & Manga Releases for June, Japan's Yearly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for 2014, Good Vibrations: The Undervalued Artistry of an Animes Soundscape, by MAL_Articles The latter had provided rudders for the Zero plane. 91, No. The film depicts this by showing scenes of nurses arranging beds outdoors and letting patients lie there. That's how old directors are. Cast : Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt Director : Hayao Miyazaki Studio : Walt Disney Pictures Genre : Drama Topics : Adventures, Friendship, Great Boy Role Models, History, Science and Nature Run time : 126 minutes MPAA rating : PG-13 MPAA explanation : some disturbing images and smoking Last updated : January 7, 2023 His wife lives in Tokyo. Click to reveal After that, he appears in Jiro's dream when Jiro is returning from Germany asking Jiro if he would rather pyramids or without pyramids, meaning would he rather design planes even for war or not at all? He is a famous Italian airplane designer who inspires Jiro Horikoshi in his dreams to become also an airplane designer. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. ""Le vent se lve. Also in 2013 it won the Best Animated Film during the Boston Online Film Critics Association (which tied with Frozen), during the Boston Society of Film Critics, during the Chicago Film Critics Association, during the New York Film Critics Circle and during the San Diego Film Critics Society. background artist Kitar Ksaka . We observe his life from child to adulthood as he makes his dream plane and, in the process, falls in love with Naoko (Emily Blunt). Will Jiro create the beautiful plane or realize that the beauty he's seeking is right in front of him all along? If I'm not a pilot, can I still design airplanes? Happy and fun, Kayo first appears when Jiro returns home from school wanting him to play in the backyard. character designer (as Kitaro Kosaka) Yu Xuan Liu . "Jir flirting with Naoko, "Jiro, we cannot be stuck in the past forever. At the time, patients were sent to a sanatorium in the highlands such as Karuizawa, where they were given Open-Air Therapy (). The winds of war are already blowing at the beginning, and so are the winds of change. Miyazaki thought that Jir must feel something stronger about his failures. Coming Soon. Stunningly beautiful. Follows: 1,308 - Updated: 6/21 - Published: 10/5/2019 - Izuku M., Katsuki B., Kyoka Jiro, Touya T. Diligence of the Shield Hero by Allen . Jiro's quest is single-minded, but not so much so that he does not notice the upheaval in the world around him. The reason why it took longer for a re-release than other Studio Ghibli movies was due to the fact that it was still a fairly new film at the time, and that Disney still held the rights to the film in the United States. Thank you. He encourages him to build beautiful planes even if they will be used for ugly things like war. Miyazaki's own wife also disagreed with him, suggesting instead suggesting working on something closer to My Neighbor Totoro. The landscapes are suffused with poetry and beauty that almost aches, and the cloudscapes are like an undulating Maxfield Parrish sky, the sunset-lit clouds rearing up into mountains with planes swooping around the peaks. Il faut tenter de vivre!" Nearsighted from a young age and thus unable to become a pilot, Jiro joins the aircraft division of a major Japanese engineering company in 1927. An obvious allusion to Naoko's tuberculosis, Miyazaki's mother also contracted the disease which he had previously portrayed in My Neighbor Totoro. Reminiscent of his work is the modern writings of Haruki Murakami and Kawabata Yasunari. The Wind Rises opens on a pair of playful dream sequences, as the young Jiro (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the English-language dub) envisions himself flying over the countryside in planes of . Animation | 9/10The animation was simply beautiful. The Wind Rises soundtrack was released in Japan on July 17, 2013, by Tokuma Japan Communications.[22]. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages Sabine Baring-Gould. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Through the German character Castorp, Miyazaki also condemns Japan's aggressive and murderous policy in Asia. Tatsuo's book was based on the author's. Aaron Kwok plays Lei Le, the legendary Chinese detective in Hong Kong in "When the Wind Rises Again". Anime, 12 Unique Depictions of Tokyo in the Movies. The love story in this film was natural and beautiful, but laced with hardship, as life usually is. I will never forget the day the decision was taken to move forward on this project, Suzuki continues. Most of all, what I loved was Jirou. "Person Visit - Hayao Miyazaki", Yahoo News. Jiro is treated with nostalgia and respect, and is a character you come to love, with his pink suit and unruly hair. Human voices are largely used as sound effects, such as engine roars and earthquake sound. Regal The Wind Rises anime info and recommendations. Audiences have flocked to see his beautifully imagined and lushly magical films since "Princess Mononoke," his first international hit in 1997, and the worlds he has given us, the colors and sights and sounds, the plots and characters, create a powerful legacy. as Kayo Horikoshi / Kinu (voice: English version), The Mandalorian Tries to Find Its Place in Third Season, The Unloved, Part 111: Devil in a Blue Dress, Female Filmmakers in Focus: Cauleen Smith on Drylongso, True Lies Fails to Capture the Charm of the James Cameron Original. He is extremely smart, but the way is not easy for him, with Japan trying to recover from the first world war. The Wind Rises vividly depicts Taisho and Showa Japan from the economic hardships in the 1920s through the rise of militarism in the 1930s. 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