The Wind Has Risen

The Wind Has Risen (風立ちぬ - Kaze Tachinu)is a Japanese novel by Hori Tatsuo, written between 1936-37. It is set in a tuberculosis sanitarium in Nagano, Japan. The plot follows the condition of the female character's illness. It was originally serialised in Kaizō.

The title is a quote from Paul Valéry's poem "Le Cimetière marin".

Hayao Miyazaki's 2013 film, The Wind Is Rising, is loosely based on the novel.

Famous quotes containing the words wind and/or risen:

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    —For the State of California, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    In view of the fact that the number of people living too long has risen catastrophically and still continues to rise.... Question: Must we live as long as modern medicine enables us to?... We control our entry into life, it is time we began to control our exit.
    Max Frisch (1911–1991)