A sweeping historical drama blending childhood dreams and tragic romance, where the ethereal beauty of flight clashes with the looming shadow of war and the bittersweet fragility of a fading life.
The Wind Rises
風立ちぬ
"We must live."
Director:
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast:
Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Stephen Alpert
Drama
Animation
War
History
Romance
Budget:
$30,000,000
Box Office:
$117,932,401
The Wind Rises - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The character of Castorp and the Magic Mountain
The German character Castorp is a direct reference to the protagonist of Thomas Mann’s novel The Magic Mountain, which also deals with tuberculosis and a society on the brink of war.
Caproni's Real-Life Failure
The dream sequence featuring Caproni's giant multi-wing plane (the Ca.60) crashing is a historically accurate reference to a real event that occurred in 1921.
Hideaki Anno's Cameo-like Presence
Casting Anno, a fellow auteur, was an intentional 'meta' choice. Critics often interpret Jiro's struggle as a reflection of both Miyazaki's and Anno's own obsessive creative lives.