Head in the Clouds vs The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.9/10 for Head in the Clouds). Head in the Clouds is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 6m. Head in the Clouds is the older of the two (2004 against 2013). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Head in the Clouds posterHead in the Clouds2004 VS The Wind Rises posterThe Wind Rises2013
Head in the CloudsThe Wind Rises
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 7.8/10
Year20042013
Length2h 1m2h 6m
GenresDrama, Romance, WarAnimation, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country––
DirectorJohn DuiganHayao Miyazaki
Main castCharlize Theron, Thomas Kretschmann, Penélope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Steven BerkoffJun Kunimura, Shinobu Otake, Mirai Shida, Masahiko Nishimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima

Synopsis

Head in the Clouds

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.

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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