Swimming Upstream vs Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows has the higher audience score (9/10 against 1.5/10 for Swimming Upstream). Where the Wind Blows is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 35m. Swimming Upstream is the older of the two (1990 against 2025). Both are romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Swimming Upstream
Where the Wind Blows| Swimming Upstream | Where the Wind Blows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 1.5/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Romance | Drama, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jōji Matsuoka | John Schimke |
| Main cast | Tadanobu Asano, Masatô Ibu, Michitaka Tsutsui, Saki Takaoka, Mikihisa Azuma | Michelle Hurd, Lochlyn Munro, Gabriel Clark, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Mayes |
Synopsis
Swimming Upstream
One day after school, Kaoru glances at Sonoko at the pool side. He falls in love with her at first sight and decides to join the swimming team even though he cannot swim.
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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