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Feel the Wind

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2009 | 133 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved Rush, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 13 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Haiji was an elite runner, but has not competed due to a past injury. He then meets fellow elite runner Kakeru who also left running, but caused by a dispute. Their meeting inspires both young men to run again, with Haiji choosing the fabled "Hakone Ekiden" (long distance relay race). The race requires a 10 member team so Haiji and Kakeru recruits 8 others (some of whom have never even run before). Within this unlikely group of runners a bond is formed through their training and a belief that they can accomplish the impossible.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 39K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Sumio Ōmori

  • Keisuke KoideHaiji Kiyose
  • Kento HayashiKakeru Kurahara
  • Yuichi NakamuraAkane "Prince" Kashiwazaki
  • Yôsuke KawamuraAkihiro "Niko" Hirata
  • Atsushi HashimotoTakashi "Shindo" Sugiyama
  • Ren MoriYukihiko Iwakura
  • Kenta UchinoYohei "King" Sakaguchi
  • Dante CarverMusa Kamala
  • Keita SaitoTaro Jo
  • Shota SaitoJiro Jo