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The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

We must live.

2013•2h 6m•7.8/10
AnimationDramaHistoryRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.8/10(3K)

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

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Production

Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, The Walt Disney Company (Japan), d-rights, TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno

Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Honjô (voice)

Miori Takimoto

Miori Takimoto

Naoko Satomi (voice)

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Kurokawa (voice)

Stephen Alpert

Stephen Alpert

Castorp (voice)

Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Giovanni Battista (voice)

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Hattori (voice)

Mirai Shida

Mirai Shida

Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Satomi (voice)

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Jirô's mother (voice)

Sascha

Sascha

German Security Guard / Flight Engineer (voice)

Kaichi Kaburagi

Kaichi Kaburagi

Young Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

Maki Shinta

Maki Shinta

Young Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

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