005 | The Wind Rises

Connor and Riley give their take on Miyazaki's The Wind Rises. This film gives an account of Jiro Horikoshi, designer of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero airplane, which was heavily utilized in WWII . The question this movies seeks to answer is this: What if our beautiful dreams are used for destruction?

WARNING: Full spoilers for The Wind Rises

Films mentioned in this episode:

• The Wind Rises (2013) | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki


• Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | Dir. Isao Takahata


• My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki


• Kiki's Delivery Servce (1989) | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki


• Boro the Caterpillar (2018) | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki


• Ponyo (2008) | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki


• Only Yesterday (1991) | Dir. Isao Takahata


• Floating Weeds (aka: Ukigusa) (1959) | Dir. Yasujirō Ozu


• Duck Amuck (1953) | Dir. Chuck Jones


• The Secret of NIMH (1982) | Dir. Don Bluth


• Porco Rosso (1992) | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki