The Wind Rises showcases exceptional visual and sound design, particularly in its stunning technical presentation of airplanes, but ultimately fails to deliver on its emotional promises. The film suffers from poorly timed skips that interrupt character development, an underwhelming romance that n...

The Wind Rises stands as Miyazaki's perfectly crafted masterpiece that immerses viewers in Japan 1914-1945 through its stunning characters, soundtrack and artwork. While the film carries a slight melancholic tone unlike most Ghibli films and its MAL score doesn't reflect its quality, this emotion...

The Wind Rises offers a fascinating perspective on historical tragedy through the lens of an airplane designer's passion, with stunningly detailed animation that brings the Great Kanto Earthquake to life through realistic sound design of rocks clicking together. The film brilliantly shifts focus ...

The Wind Rises masterfully chronicles Jirou's lifelong pursuit of airplane design through beautiful storytelling that spans from childhood to adulthood, with an emotionally devastating romance that proves love can be expressed through the simplest gestures. While Jirou's relentlessly positive att...

Hayao Miyazaki has left a long, long, long legacy behind him. If nothing else, the experience of tearing through all the Studio Ghibli films in chronological order has shown me, in no uncertain terms, just how titanic a shadow this master has cast, not just over other directors or anime studios, ...

This is one of the last of Hayao Miyazaki's work. When people talk Ghibli they probably say My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited away or Howl's Moving Castle just to name a few. While I think those movies are absolutely amazing and timeless classics there is something about this movie that has a special...

This anime touched my heart deeply with its beautiful animation, compelling storyline, and emotional music. The vast variety of colors both visually and emotionally, combined with profound characters and the seamless shift from seriousness to romance, creates an immersive experience. The dream-re...

The Wind Rises transforms the life of a WWII Zero fighter plane designer into a beautiful adventure with amazing story and characters, showcasing Studio Ghibli's superb animation and sound that creates another artistic masterpiece. This film proves that even an animated documentary about plane de...

To begin with, I don't know the story of the real Jirou, other than the fact that he worked on the Zero project. But that partly made my experience more immersive. The film that tells the story of Jirou, a chief engineer who worked on many projects, the most famous being A6M Zero. We see his traj...

Artist: Hayao Miyazaki The story begins with Jiro Horikoshi, a young boy who always dreamed of soaring the skies on mechanical wings and fly alongside birds. Being based in the early 20th century were mechanical airplane design was at its birth, they were only a select few who could reach for the...

Having been blown away by the imaginative power and phenomenal animation of Spirited Away, Nausicaä, and Princess Mononoke, I approached The Wind Rises with high hopes yet finished unsure how it truly stacks up against those classics. While the film earns an easy thumbs-up because its protagonist...

The wind is rising, we all must live. Since Hayao Miyazaki loved flying, which was made abundantly clear in Porco Rosso and others, this movie felt like his passion project, as well as a tribute. The story was a factionalized version of the real life Jiro Horikoshi, who designed the Japanese Zero...

This review contains *SPOILERS*. Watched in Sub/Dub: Sub Story: 9/10 Jirou Horikoshi is an aeronautical engineer who dreams of designing planes just like his hero, Italian aircraft engineer Giovanni Battista. On his way to university, there’s a large earthquake which causes him to save a young gi...

The allure of Miyazaki by aircraft is very clear that his last work, which happens to be the most mature and amazing I have ever seen.

The Wind Rises delivers world-class animation and a refreshing, artful journey through Jirou's life, beautifully exploring innovation amid wartime. While the film demands full attention and occasionally drifts into cliché, these minor issues pale beside its powerful themes and Studio Ghibli's hal...

Overall, I enjoyed this film. I think the plot was well-structured and moved at a quick and engaging pace. The animations were skillfully created and provided beautiful and thought-provoking moving images. However, it is necessary to mention the how politics played a role in the film and the lack...

just like 'the aviator', 'the wind rises' is a very memorable movie. (side note, did jiro got the idea of a metal plane via huges, since the latter is pretty vocal about all his achievements.) the zero plane is probably one of the most ingenious subsonic aircraft ever designed. to design such a p...

Minor spoilers ahead! The Wind rises is a bitter sweat story based on the life of Jiro Horikoshi who was a aircraft designer in the early to mid 2oth century. Directed by none other that Hayao Miyazaki as his "final film" up until the future release of his new movie How do you live? You can certa...

Miyazaki made my heart tears apart when I heard this was his final work I was so Freak to watch It when It was releasing on USA teathers cuz I didn't know who gonna happen but yes a sad life from an airplanes engineering HUH maybe made me feel frustrated at the same time with Jiro his big wishes,...

As almost all Ghibli movies, this one is also good. I'm going to do a revies explaining my point to why I gave theese rates. First thing you must know is that this film is based in the story of a real man, named Jiro Horikoshi, he really was an aeronautical engineer and loved doing airplanes so I...