Elegy of the North vs Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.1/10 for Elegy of the North). Where the Wind Blows is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 57m. Elegy of the North is the older of the two (1957 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elegy of the North
Where the Wind Blows| Elegy of the North | Where the Wind Blows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1957 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Heinosuke Gosho | John Schimke |
| Main cast | Teruo Matsuyama, Masahiko Naruse, Zeko Nakamura, Takashi Sue, Yoshiko Kuga | Michelle Hurd, Lochlyn Munro, Gabriel Clark, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Mayes |
Synopsis
Elegy of the North
Reiko, a young woman with a physical disability, begins a clandestine affair with the married architect Katsuragi, but also becomes dangerously obsessed with his unfaithful wife, Akiko.
Where the Wind Blows
Chase, a rugged cowboy and solitary drifter who closed off his heart long ago—until the day he impulsively does a kindness for a beautiful young woman, and everything changes over the course of three days.
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