The Wind Rises

PG
2h 6m
2013
7.8 /10 (3,214)

We must live.

Overview

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.

Country : Japan
Languages : Français, Deutsch, Italiano, 日本語
Released Date: 2013-07-20

Top Billed Cast

Hideaki Anno

Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Honjô (voice)

Miori Takimoto

Naoko Satomi (voice)

Masahiko Nishimura

Kurokawa (voice)

Stephen Alpert

Castorp (voice)

Mansai Nomura

Giovanni Battista (voice)

Jun Kunimura

Hattori (voice)

Mirai Shida

Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

Shinobu Otake

Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Morio Kazama

Satomi (voice)

Keiko Takeshita

Jirô's mother (voice)

Sascha

German Security Guard / Flight Engineer (voice)

Kaichi Kaburagi

Young Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

Maki Shinta

Young Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

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