 is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. It features the voices of Hideaki Anno, Miori Takimoto, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masahiko Nishimura, Stephen Alpert, Morio Kazama, Keiko Takeshita, Mirai Shida, Jun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, and Mansai Nomura. The film is a fictionalized biography of Jiro Horikoshi, a Japanese engineer who designed various warplanes during World War II, including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. It was adapted from Miyazaki's manga of the same name.
The film was released in Japan on 20 July 2013 and had its international premiere in competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September. It grossed US$136.8million worldwide and was the highest-grossing film of 2013 in Japan. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 181 reviews.
"The Wind Rises" garnered numerous awards and nominations, particularly for its screenplay, animation, and musical score. At the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize, the film won Animation of the Year, while Joe Hisaishi's score won Outstanding Achievement in Music. It earned three nominations at the 41st Annie Awards, with Miyazaki winning an award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production. At the 86th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature. It won five awards at the Tokyo Anime Awards, including the Grand Prize in the Feature Film category. Several film critic organizations, including the National Board of Review, also recognized "The Wind Rises" as the best animated film of 2013.
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