The Wind Rises

“Miyazaki is at the peak of his visual craftsmanship here, alternating lush, boldly colored rural vistas with epic, crowded urban canvases, soaring aerial perspectives and test flights both majestic and ill-fated.”

Scott Foundas, Variety · 100

“A very honest film from a great Japanese artist.”

Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter · 100

“Even if Hayao Miyazaki's career is complete, a work like this serves to remind us of the shining beacons he's left behind him, the testaments to pursuing beauty in the face of so much ugliness, themselves lasting reminders of the quiet rewards of determination.”

Jesse Cataldo, Slant Magazine · 100

“To see The Wind Rises is to simultaneously marvel at the work of a master and regret that this film is likely his last.”

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times · 100

“Miyazaki offers a vivid, at times fantastical view of Japan between the wars, wracked by the Great Depression, a fearsome earthquake that leveled Tokyo in 1923, a tuberculosis epidemic and the rise of fascism.”

Lou Lumenick, New York Post · 100