City of Life and Death vs The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for City of Life and Death). The Wind Rises is the shorter watch at 2h 6m compared with 2h 12m. City of Life and Death is the older of the two (2009 against 2013). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of Life and Death
The Wind Rises| City of Life and Death | The Wind Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lu Chuan | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Qin Lan, Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Ryu Kohata, Jiang Yiyan | Jun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, Mirai Shida, Masahiko Nishimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima |
Synopsis
City of Life and Death
In 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army has just captured Nanjing, then-capital of the Republic of China. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, a six week period wherein tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed.
The Wind Rises
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
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