Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises” — a hell of a lot of smoking for a cartoon … and vague politics

  This is going to be an odd critique of Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises,” but I was glad to see that the L.A. Times several months ago made some points similar to the ones I’m going to focus on. Miyazaki is probably the most famous animator in Japanese history. His famous movies include “Princess … Continue reading Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises” — a hell of a lot of smoking for a cartoon … and vague politics