Fun Fact: Jiro's friend, Honjo Kiro in the film is the designer of the G4M Betty Bomber as well as the G3M Nell bomber that is seen in the movie during a short snippet where they're bombing China. Basically two designers of the 2 most famous airplanes of WW2.
Honjo was actually senior to Horikoshi, both relationship wasn't as good as the movie described; I also doubt the former held such far Left political beliefs.
Oh yeah the ones that the allies really describe as death traps and would really light up during WW2. Also if JJ hasn't got on that may want to get that.
@@kellychuang8373 Well Prince of Whales and Repulse surely didn’t enjoy getting torpedoed by the two. And by the way the easy to catch fire tale is only later in the war when the Allies start to employ more and more incendiary belts.
@@HappyGM-R That really is something to know and still could tell JJ about those bombers you mentioned along with any depictions of the Zero fighter for it's own video. Also he could look into this fighter bomber the Fairley Swordfish says it screams WWI and helped take down a 50000 ton Nazi Battleship also known as a Death Star the Bismarck. You can only wonder how they pitched that to the pilots on this mission that looks like it's pure suicide. Anyway give him a good word on that.
Would that be your great uncle then? And sorry if it's a sensitive topic, don't feel compelled to respond, but could you elaborate more on what he regret?
@@ThommyofThenn Great Uncle was young and all the men he flew with died. He didn’t hate the USA after the war he had to deliver everything to the families after the conflict. He flew for the JASDF after the war to keep himself busy and he retired in 1983 He youngest of 3 brothers. Great Uncle liked my half Japanese husband because even though my husband was infantry my husband got a pilots license and qualified in South Africa to fly the Mirage 3 that was a jet used to train civilians. Great uncle loved the Zero and his next leap was the F-86 and loved flying but war destroyed his mindset and enjoyed defending his country instead of being what imperial Japan was.
@@ThommyofThenn Glad i could tell you my family’s story. A lot of military veterans in my family and in-laws. I grew up around pilots and infantrymen (my husband). It’s interesting to some but my favorite fighter jet is the F-2 Mitsubishi and that’s because of my older sister. Yes i have siblings who are part of the JASDF my oldest sister is stationed at Iruma AFB as a flight instructor. My husband works with Civil Air patrol and is co-owner of an unarmed Mirage F-1 purchased from SAAF.
Kinda made me think of Fritz Haber (the song "Father" by Sabaton more exactly, great song and band). He did many things that benefited the world but when it came to the war he willingly put his expertise to serve his country despite much personal loss. Sure people could criticize him for his gas weapons and his support for the war, but his love for his nation and his creations that saved countless lives outside of war really shows people can't just be put into a box.
I've found after watching many Studio Ghibli films that they tend to be slow moving movies, even boring at times. However, they tend to stick with you. You'll find yourself thinking about them weeks after watching them. They truly have a lasting impact on the watcher.
@@joshmeads I found Pom Poko really boring at first but after a few years of thinking about it and rewatching a couple of times, it's my favourite of the ones ive seen
They always felt like long walks to me. There's little things that jump out on the way but the real pleasure comes from taking it all in. The exciting and the mundane equally beautiful and austere.
One thing current America movies issues have is pacing. Their is a demand that it be in constant motion and this works fine in an action or comedy, but in the realm of drama/biopics this demand detracts from the story. Or boxes in the way a movie can be enjoyed. I love studio Ghibli and many older movies as they give themselves time to breath. I don't want every movie to be adrenaline pumping suspense or comedy. I can relax and enjoy the story being told before me and take time to think about what I'm actually viewing. This is one of the reasons I enjoy older movies such as, the good and the bad and the ugly. While filled with high tension scenes, there are long moments of transitions and landscapes that let the viewer return to a baseline almost between the next high point.
The Wind Rises is lovely. The scene where he looks away from his masterpiece, the Zero, flying by, away toward the love of his life leaving him to never be seen again, is so amazing. I love that film.
@@aaronjohn6586 a lot of perceptions on historical figures are* shaped by movie depictions, so i really appreciate movieheads like Johnny who have not only seen a ton of films, but can take all that info and channel it into a more complete image of who a person or an event was really like
This movie just spoke to me personally, I absolutely adored how you can feel Miyazaki's love for aviation. As I pilot and someone who almost studied aviation in college this goes right to my heart
I love this movie! My favorite line is Caproni calling out to Jiro, "Japanese boy!" reaching out to young uncomplicated dreams of a boy... As an engineer, I understand the conflicting goals ( beautiful well designed aircraft vs war machine). Being proud and ashamed at the same time ( yes! 2 emotions simultaneously!).
I remember writing an article on the film for my school's newspaper. It mostly centered on the fact that it was an unconventional but important perspective of WW2, and that it would inevitably be sandbagged by Frozen in the Oscars. But at least this planes nerd appreciated the movie.
I watched it in theatres in 2014 so it has been awhile, but I mean, before I saw it I kind of expected we would get a nihilistic, Oppenheimer type character study, which really didn't end up being the case. Like, I know that it's a Ghibli movie, but they really played up the cuteness with his wife and the characters wholesome naivety. The Zero barely even appears in the film and it feels like it plays it safe. I guess I shouldn't be too suprised at how modern Japan approaches a subject like this.
I love that movie. Watch twice in my life now. I even developed a taste of aircrafts. As a Chinese I have mixed feelings. Like any East Asian countries, Japan struggles to match up to the Western powers while at the same time prove that they are independent; building their modern technology and others. I understand what they went through and did what they did. I just not happy how Jiro’s planes used to attack Japan’s neighboring countries and beyond. The Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” is only plane I know so deeply. They are Japan’s pride and joy, but others, terror and imperialism. They even terrifies me. Pity how inventors are passionated of their work and yet they ignore the consequences or results of their work used in war. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Wernher von Braun It’s a shame some people, especially those still holds a grudge toward Japan, will never understand this film.
@@Raptorsified Now just to be clear, I’m Chinese-American. So I don’t have much ties with China other than my ancestral homeland. And if you ask me, like or not, Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, and Macanese, and even Singaporeans, they’re all the same to me. I mean, what about: Germany and Austria? Australia and New Zealand? Italy and Corsica? (Corsica is once a Italian island but now French and people still speak Italian or a dialect of Italian. Napolean’s birthplace btw) Anyway, cool.
@@Will-sq3ip widać że jesteś Jankesem. Powiedz Korsykaninowi że jest "Francuzem", to tak samo jakbyś powiedział że Irlandczyk i Anglik to jedno i to samo
It is a stylised view of pre war Japan but a view nevertheless. Some of the final scenes are the most moving to me. The stricken B29 flying by the cloud of destruction. Then in the dream where he sees his Zeros fly away and says with regret 'But none of them came back.'
I haven't seen this, but your comment reminds me of the scene in Porco Rosso when dead pilots and their planes rise into the sky and disappear. Very powerful moment.
It was a charming little movie, I thought. I didn’t know that it was based, even loosely, on a real person until I saw the zero taking shape. The scenes with Caproni were the best. That man was a real dreamer.
As someone who studied Aviation. The film perfectly captures the cycle of aircrafts. Once made to carry mail, WW1 turned them into killing machines and war, if not for war and all the blood spilled by planes. They would've hadn't advanced as fast and rapidly as they did. Its thanks to the worst of humanity that Aviation reached the pinnacle of safety, efficiency, speed, and comfort it is at right now.
A friend showed me this movie. It was beautiful, but some of the plot and themes seemed to meander and was lost to me. Thank you for the reflection, connections, and breakdown!
This movie is beautiful and the soundtrack is wistful and nostalgic. Joe Hisaishi does not miss with his scores. The animation was so good even pianists say that they got the keystrokes right. A journey is one of the songs that I will never forget until my dying day.
One of the few movies you've reviewed which I have watched. Most war movies are too intense for me. As you said, this one wasn't focused on the war. It was enjoyable but not as memorable as many of Studio Ghibli's other films. Thanks for another interesting video Johnny.
Nice. I loved the A5M in IL-2 1946. A friend I used to play that game with got really pissed at me when he brought an Me-262 and I wrecked him on his first pass. The plane (in the game, at least) could just dance.
It's fascinating for me to see stuff about Japan during WW2. It's so common to hear about the military and yes, they did have a huge amount of power during this time at many levels. I need to watch this as this is one of several Ghibli films I haven't seen. All the ones i've seen have been deeply moving to me as they so delicately probe emotional reactions in their characters. This film in particular just went much higher on my mental to-watch list as i've become so interested in WW2 vehicles in recent years
I have two recommendations for you then, if you are into Manga. "Message to Adolf" is a political thriller set during WW2 and the aftermath. The other is "Showa: A History of Japan", which is an autobiography and covers the WW2 period, albiet with the author as a child. While neither are my favorite works, I do enjoy them for depicting the home front of the war.
Hey J.J. , your cat is killing me with cuteness 😊 We as a civilization depend on the technology that has been derived from the need to win wars. Also, may I ask what the Kitty's name is?
I’d rather believe this the last Miyazaki film than the Boy and the Heron. Boy and the Heron felt too personal to grasp, especially for a wider audience. But this (The Wind Rises) , this is more grounded and relatable in it’s maturity.
@@clpthegamer3129 Yes, I liked when he was talking about his past and you see a line of planes from different countries flying towards one direction. That was both beautiful and a sad scene.
Love the artwork. Ghibli is one of my favourite cartoon studios for the quality of their graphics and imaginative story lines - particularly love the accuracy of the aircraft in this and films like 'The Red pig.'
Studio Gibliy’s animation is made for everyone. With fantastic detailed, meaningful, and attention catching dream like story line. This movie is beautifully made, but very sad and brings human side of senseless war.
Really can say good review still good too and who knows may look into those others I told about like Havana with Robert Redford and Cuba with Sean Connery or this one when Blockbuster was around The Lost City all set during the Cuban Revolution. Along with more modern bombers for your other channel or during the Cold War like the B-52 Stratofortress and the Tupolev TU-95 Bear and also the F-117 Nighthawk and B-2 bomber are also good candidates.
Japan's first carrier Hosho. Oh, isn't it pronounced jib, and not gib? Correct me if I am mistaken. After this, I recall, Hayao announced his retirement, and The Simpsons made an opening dedicated to Studio Ghibli. I am reminded of, The Great War Of Archimedes where Yamamoto Isoroku tasked a young, and brilliant mathmatician too calculate the actual cost of the projected future superbattleship, (Yamato). Happy Labour Day! Take care, and all the best.
I think it was a bit too saccharine for a Ghibli film about the war, personally. It leans a bit too much on Jiro seeming oddly innocent or naïve at times and can send an easily misinterpreted message. While it didn’t need to be a brooding character study, it would have been interesting to see something more true to life, such as how Jiro truly saw the Zero. Something to be proud of, but ashamed of. Perhaps contrasting it more with the increasing American raids on Japan, as we see in the film’s ending. The failure of Jiro’s machine to protect Japan holds the potential to draw a strong parallel to his own self doubts. I don’t know, I just wanted a bit more. It felt a bit too…sanitized. Too safe. Too afraid of the elephant in the room.
I feel like him being shown as more naive and innocent was the point that kinda of built up to the ending. Jiro believed, innocently enough, that he was fulfilling his dream, and naive enough to believe that putting his everything into achieving that dream was worth it. But it's clear even before the ending, and reinforced during it, that his mindset was flawed. His dream, while beautiful on its own once achieved, led to the deaths of millions. And the fact that he poured all he had into that dream, because that is what he was told was right by those around him, led to him neglecting his wife despite how much he really cared for her, all because he was naive enough to believe that work was more important. And that, is what comes crashing down at the end of the film.
This is a deeply personal movie for me because my main life passion is even more complicated to dwal with: it's guns. How do I nurture and thrive on my passion and not harm anyone in modern day Russia?
Don't say that he's hypocritical, Say rather that he's apolitical. "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department, " says Wernher von Braun. (by Tom Lehrer)
This looks like an excellent film. All aircraft designers of this era in some way or another, contributed to war plane design. It would be foolish and nieve to blame aircraft designers for war. Aircraft design is , of course, very expensive! Governments are often the sponsors and consumers of such designs . Realistically, aviation design as a whole progressed largely due to war time needs in every advanced nation during the 20th century. Why would it be any different in Japan?
This movie is expertly made, but the way WWII is lightly touched upon leaves much to be desired. If Miyazaki intended to send a clear antiwar message, he could have mentioned how Jiro's Zeros eventually got defeated by the Hellcat and Corsair as Jiro's next masterpiece, the A7M Reppu, was grounded by Japan's failure to secure key resources.
Disagree, the movie covers it's anti-war message well. "one of the reasons war is bad because it turns creatives into harbingers of distruction" Your ideas would turn the message into "war is bad because sometimes you fight someone stronger and lose"
@@matthiuskoenig3378 maybe it's the way I phrased it sounds too simple or belligerent. The intended message is: The tables turn quickly in war; Engineers that contribute to a warlike regime easily get their life's work trashed by factors like tactics and logistics out of their control.
Alright so we got anime about the Zero fighter, now let's see them make an anime about the nanking massacre. It's bizarre how Japan still tip tops around their crimes in WW2
this film left a bad taste in my mouth as it white-washed history and glossed over the underlying driving forces of the story: why do we need warplanes? what is the nature of the war? who started the war? and what of the atrocities carried out by Japan at the time? a film like this feels out of place in the Ghibli catalogue, the same way a clown with nazi tattoos would feel out of place at a children's party.
Fun Fact: Jiro's friend, Honjo Kiro in the film is the designer of the G4M Betty Bomber as well as the G3M Nell bomber that is seen in the movie during a short snippet where they're bombing China.
Basically two designers of the 2 most famous airplanes of WW2.
Honjo was actually senior to Horikoshi, both relationship wasn't as good as the movie described; I also doubt the former held such far Left political beliefs.
Oh yeah the ones that the allies really describe as death traps and would really light up during WW2. Also if JJ hasn't got on that may want to get that.
@@kellychuang8373
Well Prince of Whales and Repulse surely didn’t enjoy getting torpedoed by the two.
And by the way the easy to catch fire tale is only later in the war when the Allies start to employ more and more incendiary belts.
@@HappyGM-R That really is something to know and still could tell JJ about those bombers you mentioned along with any depictions of the Zero fighter for it's own video. Also he could look into this fighter bomber the Fairley Swordfish says it screams WWI and helped take down a 50000 ton Nazi Battleship also known as a Death Star the Bismarck. You can only wonder how they pitched that to the pilots on this mission that looks like it's pure suicide. Anyway give him a good word on that.
That is Japanese ones. In US mustangs and B-17s are more famous, and in Russia: Yaks, Bf-109s and Ju-87s
The last thing my grandfather’s brother watched before he died in 2014 he flew a A6M out of the Phillipines during WW2 lived a life of regret
Would that be your great uncle then? And sorry if it's a sensitive topic, don't feel compelled to respond, but could you elaborate more on what he regret?
@@ThommyofThenn Great Uncle was young and all the men he flew with died. He didn’t hate the USA after the war he had to deliver everything to the families after the conflict. He flew for the JASDF after the war to keep himself busy and he retired in 1983 He youngest of 3 brothers.
Great Uncle liked my half Japanese husband because even though my husband was infantry my husband got a pilots license and qualified in South Africa to fly the Mirage 3 that was a jet used to train civilians.
Great uncle loved the Zero and his next leap was the F-86 and loved flying but war destroyed his mindset and enjoyed defending his country instead of being what imperial Japan was.
@@MayumiTakezoC-chan9377 Wasn't expecting such a detailed reply. That's a remarkable life and should be remembered , thank you.
@@ThommyofThenn Glad i could tell you my family’s story.
A lot of military veterans in my family and in-laws. I grew up around pilots and infantrymen (my husband).
It’s interesting to some but my favorite fighter jet is the F-2 Mitsubishi and that’s because of my older sister. Yes i have siblings who are part of the JASDF my oldest sister is stationed at Iruma AFB as a flight instructor. My husband works with Civil Air patrol and is co-owner of an unarmed Mirage F-1 purchased from SAAF.
I haven't seen the F2 that much in anime but such a wonder it is 😊
Kinda made me think of Fritz Haber (the song "Father" by Sabaton more exactly, great song and band). He did many things that benefited the world but when it came to the war he willingly put his expertise to serve his country despite much personal loss. Sure people could criticize him for his gas weapons and his support for the war, but his love for his nation and his creations that saved countless lives outside of war really shows people can't just be put into a box.
@@Saffi____ Haber is the perfect example.👍
a man of culture I see🤟
Sabaton did great work shining light on certain people, but also implants a very simplistic picture in their minds
@@konstantinriumin2657...which is umderstandble given the length of a song.
I watched his story om the Great War and Veritasium channels.
I've found after watching many Studio Ghibli films that they tend to be slow moving movies, even boring at times. However, they tend to stick with you. You'll find yourself thinking about them weeks after watching them. They truly have a lasting impact on the watcher.
@@joshmeads I found Pom Poko really boring at first but after a few years of thinking about it and rewatching a couple of times, it's my favourite of the ones ive seen
They always felt like long walks to me. There's little things that jump out on the way but the real pleasure comes from taking it all in. The exciting and the mundane equally beautiful and austere.
@@toastedt140 outstanding take. Thank you for posting it
One thing current America movies issues have is pacing. Their is a demand that it be in constant motion and this works fine in an action or comedy, but in the realm of drama/biopics this demand detracts from the story. Or boxes in the way a movie can be enjoyed. I love studio Ghibli and many older movies as they give themselves time to breath. I don't want every movie to be adrenaline pumping suspense or comedy. I can relax and enjoy the story being told before me and take time to think about what I'm actually viewing. This is one of the reasons I enjoy older movies such as, the good and the bad and the ugly. While filled with high tension scenes, there are long moments of transitions and landscapes that let the viewer return to a baseline almost between the next high point.
The Wind Rises is lovely. The scene where he looks away from his masterpiece, the Zero, flying by, away toward the love of his life leaving him to never be seen again, is so amazing. I love that film.
Really appreciate the insights you give about the characters in your movie reviews.
@@aaronjohn6586 a lot of perceptions on historical figures are* shaped by movie depictions, so i really appreciate movieheads like Johnny who have not only seen a ton of films, but can take all that info and channel it into a more complete image of who a person or an event was really like
This movie just spoke to me personally, I absolutely adored how you can feel Miyazaki's love for aviation. As I pilot and someone who almost studied aviation in college this goes right to my heart
I love this movie! My favorite line is Caproni calling out to Jiro, "Japanese boy!" reaching out to young uncomplicated dreams of a boy... As an engineer, I understand the conflicting goals ( beautiful well designed aircraft vs war machine). Being proud and ashamed at the same time ( yes! 2 emotions simultaneously!).
I was surprised how much this movie was about how it feels to be an engineer.
This film should have won the Oscar for best animated feature instead of Frozen...
I remember writing an article on the film for my school's newspaper. It mostly centered on the fact that it was an unconventional but important perspective of WW2, and that it would inevitably be sandbagged by Frozen in the Oscars.
But at least this planes nerd appreciated the movie.
I watched it in theatres in 2014 so it has been awhile, but I mean, before I saw it I kind of expected we would get a nihilistic, Oppenheimer type character study, which really didn't end up being the case.
Like, I know that it's a Ghibli movie, but they really played up the cuteness with his wife and the characters wholesome naivety. The Zero barely even appears in the film and it feels like it plays it safe.
I guess I shouldn't be too suprised at how modern Japan approaches a subject like this.
What a video. Never thought of creativity as a victim of war. Thank you Johnny
This whole film is a love letter not only to Ghibli, anime, and plane fans but also to the humble origins of Miyazaki and the Studio he created.
I love that movie. Watch twice in my life now. I even developed a taste of aircrafts.
As a Chinese I have mixed feelings. Like any East Asian countries, Japan struggles to match up to the Western powers while at the same time prove that they are independent; building their modern technology and others. I understand what they went through and did what they did.
I just not happy how Jiro’s planes used to attack Japan’s neighboring countries and beyond.
The Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” is only plane I know so deeply.
They are Japan’s pride and joy, but others, terror and imperialism.
They even terrifies me.
Pity how inventors are passionated of their work and yet they ignore the consequences or results of their work used in war.
J. Robert Oppenheimer and Wernher von Braun
It’s a shame some people, especially those still holds a grudge toward Japan, will never understand this film.
It's your turn now. You will know soon enough how it feels to be us. Taiwan is a free nation.
@@Raptorsified Now just to be clear, I’m Chinese-American. So I don’t have much ties with China other than my ancestral homeland.
And if you ask me, like or not, Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, and Macanese, and even Singaporeans, they’re all the same to me.
I mean, what about:
Germany and Austria?
Australia and New Zealand?
Italy and Corsica? (Corsica is once a Italian island but now French and people still speak Italian or a dialect of Italian. Napolean’s birthplace btw)
Anyway, cool.
@@Will-sq3ip widać że jesteś Jankesem. Powiedz Korsykaninowi że jest "Francuzem", to tak samo jakbyś powiedział że Irlandczyk i Anglik to jedno i to samo
@@paulinagabrys8874 I meant no offense.
I know Corsica at one point belonged to Italian but still cultural Italian.
It is a stylised view of pre war Japan but a view nevertheless. Some of the final scenes are the most moving to me. The stricken B29 flying by the cloud of destruction. Then in the dream where he sees his Zeros fly away and says with regret 'But none of them came back.'
I haven't seen this, but your comment reminds me of the scene in Porco Rosso when dead pilots and their planes rise into the sky and disappear. Very powerful moment.
0:13 Did they make that engine sputtering noise with their mouth?????
Sounds more like Taco Tuesday noises to me
Goofy Fart mouth sounds for machines ahhhh
この映画における音はほとんど人の口から発されたものだと聞いた
日本より
It was a charming little movie, I thought.
I didn’t know that it was based, even loosely, on a real person until I saw the zero taking shape. The scenes with Caproni were the best. That man was a real dreamer.
As someone who studied Aviation. The film perfectly captures the cycle of aircrafts.
Once made to carry mail, WW1 turned them into killing machines and war, if not for war and all the blood spilled by planes. They would've hadn't advanced as fast and rapidly as they did.
Its thanks to the worst of humanity that Aviation reached the pinnacle of safety, efficiency, speed, and comfort it is at right now.
It’s like other designers like Kelly Johnson or Jack Northrop. They love their craft, even in military use.
A friend showed me this movie. It was beautiful, but some of the plot and themes seemed to meander and was lost to me. Thank you for the reflection, connections, and breakdown!
Thanks Johnny. This was so insightful and with the history aspects I will find this film.
When I remember it exists, this is easily one of my favorite Miyazaki movies. That earthquake scene in the beginning is stunningly good.
This movie is beautiful and the soundtrack is wistful and nostalgic. Joe Hisaishi does not miss with his scores. The animation was so good even pianists say that they got the keystrokes right. A journey is one of the songs that I will never forget until my dying day.
One of the few movies you've reviewed which I have watched.
Most war movies are too intense for me. As you said, this one wasn't focused on the war. It was enjoyable but not as memorable as many of Studio Ghibli's other films.
Thanks for another interesting video Johnny.
Excellent....look forward to watching this. I have been highly interested in Anime and WWII since I was in single digits.
Nice. I loved the A5M in IL-2 1946. A friend I used to play that game with got really pissed at me when he brought an Me-262 and I wrecked him on his first pass. The plane (in the game, at least) could just dance.
It's fascinating for me to see stuff about Japan during WW2. It's so common to hear about the military and yes, they did have a huge amount of power during this time at many levels. I need to watch this as this is one of several Ghibli films I haven't seen. All the ones i've seen have been deeply moving to me as they so delicately probe emotional reactions in their characters.
This film in particular just went much higher on my mental to-watch list as i've become so interested in WW2 vehicles in recent years
I have two recommendations for you then, if you are into Manga. "Message to Adolf" is a political thriller set during WW2 and the aftermath. The other is "Showa: A History of Japan", which is an autobiography and covers the WW2 period, albiet with the author as a child. While neither are my favorite works, I do enjoy them for depicting the home front of the war.
Have a go at Harp of Burma, and Fires on the Plain, and the Human Condition.
@@kirbyculp3449 thanks!
堀越二郎と同じ県で生まれ育った
俺が産まれる前には既に亡くなっていたが、彼の航空技術は軍用機だけでなく日本における戦後の航空産業の再発達に大きな貢献をした
4:01 though hard to reconcile the slave labour… Verna von Braun said his dream was the stars… not blowing up the east end of London
Hey J.J. , your cat is killing me with cuteness 😊 We as a civilization depend on the technology that has been derived from the need to win wars. Also, may I ask what the Kitty's name is?
The carrier looks like the Hosho😅 early Japanese aircraft carrier
That was indeed Hosho.
And, by technicality, the world's first intentionally built career.
Great film! Thanks for making more people aware of it!
I’d rather believe this the last Miyazaki film than the Boy and the Heron. Boy and the Heron felt too personal to grasp, especially for a wider audience. But this (The Wind Rises) , this is more grounded and relatable in it’s maturity.
My favorite studio ghibli movie is Porco Rosso since I'm an aviation guy. First time I watched it was on a 747 on my trip to Japan.
i love Porco Rosso, the "Pilot Heaven" scene and the line "i'd Rather Be a Pig Then a Fascist" is burned into my memory
@@clpthegamer3129 Yes, I liked when he was talking about his past and you see a line of planes from different countries flying towards one direction. That was both beautiful and a sad scene.
Love the artwork. Ghibli is one of my favourite cartoon studios for the quality of their graphics and imaginative story lines - particularly love the accuracy of the aircraft in this and films like 'The Red pig.'
War indeed brings out both the best and the worst in man, using man’s best to do man’s worst.
I like that so many TH-cam content providers have cats!
Studio Gibliy’s animation is made for everyone. With fantastic detailed, meaningful, and attention catching dream like story line. This movie is beautifully made, but very sad and brings human side of senseless war.
I have seen it a few month ago for the first time. I love this film! Its a cute film for childs, and also for all airplane enthusiast.
Really can say good review still good too and who knows may look into those others I told about like Havana with Robert Redford and Cuba with Sean Connery or this one when Blockbuster was around The Lost City all set during the Cuban Revolution. Along with more modern bombers for your other channel or during the Cold War like the B-52 Stratofortress and the Tupolev TU-95 Bear and also the F-117 Nighthawk and B-2 bomber are also good candidates.
Japan's first carrier Hosho.
Oh, isn't it pronounced jib, and not gib? Correct me if I am mistaken.
After this, I recall, Hayao announced his retirement, and The Simpsons made an opening dedicated to Studio Ghibli.
I am reminded of, The Great War Of Archimedes where Yamamoto Isoroku tasked a young, and brilliant mathmatician too calculate the actual cost of the projected future superbattleship, (Yamato).
Happy Labour Day! Take care, and all the best.
I watched it about a year ago. It was really amazing and tragic at the same time.
Im not really into anime, but this is definitely something I want to see.
can you review pulang araw? its a ww2 drama film from the philippines it can be found on netflix and im just wondering is it historically accurate?
Funny looking bird on the perch behind you!
I loved Hayao Miyazaki's anime movie on the man who made the A6M Zero and the YS-11 airliner.
I think it was a bit too saccharine for a Ghibli film about the war, personally. It leans a bit too much on Jiro seeming oddly innocent or naïve at times and can send an easily misinterpreted message. While it didn’t need to be a brooding character study, it would have been interesting to see something more true to life, such as how Jiro truly saw the Zero. Something to be proud of, but ashamed of. Perhaps contrasting it more with the increasing American raids on Japan, as we see in the film’s ending. The failure of Jiro’s machine to protect Japan holds the potential to draw a strong parallel to his own self doubts.
I don’t know, I just wanted a bit more. It felt a bit too…sanitized. Too safe. Too afraid of the elephant in the room.
I feel like him being shown as more naive and innocent was the point that kinda of built up to the ending. Jiro believed, innocently enough, that he was fulfilling his dream, and naive enough to believe that putting his everything into achieving that dream was worth it. But it's clear even before the ending, and reinforced during it, that his mindset was flawed. His dream, while beautiful on its own once achieved, led to the deaths of millions. And the fact that he poured all he had into that dream, because that is what he was told was right by those around him, led to him neglecting his wife despite how much he really cared for her, all because he was naive enough to believe that work was more important. And that, is what comes crashing down at the end of the film.
The artwork is very nice and ironically is IMO, very similar to the TinTin works by Belgian Artist, Herg'e, back in the late 1920's.
0:21 Tell your cat we love him/her
1:21 ~ Is that an Easter Egg Fictionalized Copy of a Japanese-German A5M/Ju-87 Claude-Stuka Hybrid Variant without the Jericho Siren?
The original A5M design had inverted gull wings like the Stuka and Corsair, but the production version had done away with this feature.
This is a deeply personal movie for me because my main life passion is even more complicated to dwal with: it's guns. How do I nurture and thrive on my passion and not harm anyone in modern day Russia?
Hay look. It's Johny!
Don't say that he's hypocritical,
Say rather that he's apolitical.
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department, " says Wernher von Braun.
(by Tom Lehrer)
Boy heron comes out soon on hbo max I’ve been keeping and eye out for it. Tomorrow Sep 6th!
For what purpose did the studio externalise his doubts through additional characters? Very interesting
Why was the beginning a guy doing raspberries
what is that painting on the wall behind you???? I love it! And want one! Great vid !
Thank ya!
The painting is from the Ghibli Museum, window wall art called 'Howl's Coming Town'.
nice "tail" gunner XD
Aaalllrrriight Johnny!
THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY IS THE COPY OF THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY, INCLUDING THEIR AEROPLANES. THE FLYING TECHNOLOGY OF JAPANESE NAVY IS CAME FROM UK
Not really, Japanese engineers going abroad on europe and study technology
NO
You really gotta be into aircraft and engineering to watch this movie.
If you want a romance film, watch the 2001 Pearl Harbor movie with Ben Affleck.
Its a great movie and I like the Zero.
genuinely fastinating. Thank you for this video. I learned something today. I had no idea that's where ghibli's name came from.
I'm just not sure we can call that a "movie." Have we done The Longest Day yet?
Thank you. Very well done.
.
This looks like an excellent film. All aircraft designers of this era in some way or another, contributed to war plane design. It would be foolish and nieve to blame aircraft designers for war. Aircraft design is , of course, very expensive! Governments are often the sponsors and consumers of such designs . Realistically, aviation design as a whole progressed largely due to war time needs in every advanced nation during the 20th century. Why would it be any different in Japan?
日本は、ｗｗ２の敗北の後、連合国によっていくつかの制限を掛けられました。軍隊を持つことの制限と航空機の開発に関する制限です。
今も、その制限が機能しています。
FUCK YEAH ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES IM GONNA BE AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER FUCK YEAH LOCKHEED MARTIN!!!!
This is the first time I’ve seen his face- I always thought of him as some locked in 19 yo making good content on anything from WW1 to Afghanistan. W
Lol that's a new one.
Oh good phew I got the wrong comment section.
Killed it.
Scottish Fold?
Yup! That's Lucas
The only Studio Ghibli movie that is actually coherent.
This movie is expertly made, but the way WWII is lightly touched upon leaves much to be desired. If Miyazaki intended to send a clear antiwar message, he could have mentioned how Jiro's Zeros eventually got defeated by the Hellcat and Corsair as Jiro's next masterpiece, the A7M Reppu, was grounded by Japan's failure to secure key resources.
Disagree, the movie covers it's anti-war message well. "one of the reasons war is bad because it turns creatives into harbingers of distruction"
Your ideas would turn the message into "war is bad because sometimes you fight someone stronger and lose"
@@matthiuskoenig3378 maybe it's the way I phrased it sounds too simple or belligerent. The intended message is: The tables turn quickly in war; Engineers that contribute to a warlike regime easily get their life's work trashed by factors like tactics and logistics out of their control.
kitty
Alright so we got anime about the Zero fighter, now let's see them make an anime about the nanking massacre. It's bizarre how Japan still tip tops around their crimes in WW2
南京で亡くなった30万人の遺体はいつ見つかりますか🥺常識を疑う精神を忘れないでください。
いくつか指摘したい事があります。
まず、多くの人がよく言う「日本は戦争犯罪を隠している」というものです。
日本は、隠していません。すべての情報は調べることが出来ます。
また、多くの日本人がその事を知っています。稀に、学校に真面目に通っていない若者にインタビューして、彼らの無知と怠惰を証拠として、「日本は、戦争犯罪を若者達に隠している」と言います。彼らが学校の授業を無視しているだけです。
南京大虐殺については、日本軍の作戦で多くの市民が無くなったのは事実ですが、出所の怪しい噂話が多過ぎる。
特に可笑しいのが、「二人の日本兵が１００人の市民を斬り殺した」というものです。論理的に不可能です。
多くの日本の戦争犯罪を私は、知っていますし、日本ではその情報にいつでもアクセスは出来ます。
戦争犯罪の逸話の中に、プロパガンダに利用され捏造されたものも多くあります。少なくとも、私は、１つの事実を述べることがは出来ます。
我が国、日本は80年間の間、あらゆる戦争や紛争に関与せず、平和に努めてきた。核兵器を持つ技術も、資源も在るが、それを所持する事をしなかった。これは、日本の贖罪なのです。
This was probably the most blatant piece of Axis apologia I've ever seen in mainstream cinema
this film left a bad taste in my mouth as it white-washed history and glossed over the underlying driving forces of the story: why do we need warplanes? what is the nature of the war? who started the war? and what of the atrocities carried out by Japan at the time?
a film like this feels out of place in the Ghibli catalogue, the same way a clown with nazi tattoos would feel out of place at a children's party.
The way this movie hides or ignores the war of aggression Japan brought on the world is unfortunate.
They never regret their actions. Their only regret is that they lost the war.