Emperor vs The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Emperor). Emperor is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 6m. Emperor is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Emperor
The Wind Rises| Emperor | The Wind Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Peter Webber | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Kaori Momoi | Jun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, Mirai Shida, Masahiko Nishimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima |
Synopsis
Emperor
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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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