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Release Date:
Friday, February 21, 2014 Limited
Friday, February 28, 2014 Expansion
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Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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Who stars in The Wind Rises: Cast List
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Jiro Horikoshi (voice)
Inception, Hesher
John Krasinski ... Honjo (voice)
IF, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Emily Blunt ... Nahoko Satomi (voice)
Disclosure Day, The Devil Wears Prada 2
Martin Short ... Kurokawa (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, The Willoughbys
Stanley Tucci ... Caproni (voice)
The Devil Wears Prada 2, What Is Life Worth
Mandy Patinkin ... Hattori (voice)
Wonder, Castle in the Sky
Werner Herzog ... Castorp (voice)
Jack Reacher, Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
William H. Macy ... Satomi (voice)
The Running Man, Soul On Fire
Mae Whitman ... Kayo Horikoshi (voice)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The To-Do List
Jennifer Grey ... Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)
Wish You Were Here, Duck Duck Goose
Elijah Wood ... Sone (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Who's making The Wind Rises: Crew List
A look at the The Wind Rises behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Hayao Miyazaki last directed My Neighbor Totoro and The Boy and the Heron. The film's writer Hayao Miyazaki last wrote The Boy and the Heron and Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro.
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Production: What we know about 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.
Filming Timeline
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Completed status.
The Wind Rises Release Date: When was the film released?
The Wind Rises was a limited release in 2014 on Friday, February 21, 2014. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Pompeii, In Secret and Omar.
As a limited theatrical release, The Wind Rises will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area. Sometimes, limited theatrical releases are simulatenously released to buy or rent on video on demand services like Prime Video and Apple TV.
The Wind Rises DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Wind Rises was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 .
