The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and adapted from his own manga of the same name which was loosely based on the short story The Wind Has Risen by Tatsuo Hori, a writer, poet and translator from mid-20th century Japan.
Miyazaki announced that this was to be his final film before retiring as a feature director. The film was released by Toho on July 20, 2013 in Japan, and will be released by Touchstone Pictures in North America on February 21, 2014.
English Voice Cast
- Jiro Horikoshi - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Honjo - John Krasinski
- Nahoko Satomi - Emily Blunt
- Kurokawa - Martin Short
- Caproni - Stanley Tucci
- Hattori - Mandy Patinkin
- Kayo Horikoshi - Mae Whitman
- Castorp - Werner Herzog
- Mrs. Kurokawa - Jennifer Grey
- Satomi - William H. Macy
- Young Jiro - Zach Callison
- Young Nahoko - Madeleine Rose Yen
- Young Kayo - Eva Bella
- Jiro's Mother - Edie Mirman
- Kinu - Mae Whitman
- Katayama - Darren Criss
- Sone - Elijah Wood
- Mitsubishi Employee - Ronan Farrow
- Fight Engineer - David Cowgill
Additional Voice Cast
- Matt Adler
- Holly Dorff Long
- Moosie Drier
- Jackie Gonneau
- Nicholas Guest
- Richard Horvitz
- Rif Hutton
- Matthew Labyorteaux
- Michelle Ruff
- Byron Thames
- Madeleine E. White
- Dave Zyler