The Wind Rises Is Miyazaki’s Most Painful Dream

The Wind Rises is one of Miyazaki’s most complicated films. It follows Jiro, a man who loves planes for their beauty, while the world around him turns that dream toward war.

This video looks at Jiro’s ambition, Naoko’s quiet tragedy, the film’s dream sequences, and why The Wind Rises feels so beautiful and painful at the same time.

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0:00 The wind and the grief
1:33 Dreams of flight
4:22 The burden of the maker
6:32 Craft within a system
9:31 Love in a time of loss
13:08 The climax of triumph
15:57 A final reckoning
18:11 The cost of creation
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