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Castorp is a supporting character of The Wind Rises film. He is a German gentleman seen in a hotel located in Karuizawa.

Personality[]

He is friendly and talkative. Regarding the future of Nazi Germany and Empire of Japan he has a pessimistic mindset. He approaches Mr. Satomi to congratulate him for Jiro Horikoshi's proposal to Naoko Satomi.

On the piano he plays the song "Das gibt's nur einmal". His favorite dish is watercress, called Kresse in German.

Voice Acting[]

In the Japanese version, he was dubbed by Steve Alpert, an American. In the American version, he is voiced by legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog. The German Reinhard Kuhnert voiced him in the German version.

Trivia[]

  • Castorp is named after Hans Castorp, the main character of 1924 Thomas Mann's novel The Magic Mountain.
  • According to Steve Alpert, Castorp is inspired by Richard Sorge, a Soviet spy who worked undercover in Nazi Germany and Empire of Japan.[1]

References[]

  1. Master Blaster (April 25, 2020). A talk with the man who helped bring Studio Ghibli to the west, Steve Alpert【Interview】. SoraNews24. Retrieved on July 27, 2021.
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