The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

2014 • 118 minutes

About this movie

This documentary allows a rare look into the notoriously insular Studio Ghibli, creators of many animated classics, as directors Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki rush to complete The Wind Rises and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya.

Ratings and reviews

I want to be in a culture of this much creativity and joy. I want to be where age and looks mean nothing. Here seriously done joyful art is done playfully and egolessly. It's a joy to behold humble greatness. Did I say, "I love it"? Miyazaki is a genius, playing in a boy's body and spirit.

Just mentioning the wind rises is NOT enough. Why is The wind rises NOT on the play store? Was that movie too good for the play store? Just, wow. His best film, and you don't give it recognition. Why google, why?

It's a terrific film for any studio Ghibli Fan or any aspiring artist out there. LET THE WIND RISE, OH LET IT RISE!