The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises tells the story of Jiro who dreams of flying, but is extremely short-sighted and must therefore give up the dream. However, flying is his passion and he decides to become an aircraft constructor. His talent for aerodynamics is soon discovered, and in 1927 he gets a job at one of Japan's leading aircraft manufacturers. Jiro meets the beautiful Nahoko under extreme conditions, on a train during the great Kanto earthquake of 1923. Both of them survive, but are separated during the hard years of depression and epidemics that follow in the aftermath of the earthquake. Fate brings them together again, but their passion is put to the test. This is a touching and warm love story told by a master director. sbj

72 year-old Hayao Miyazaki is the founder of Studio Ghibli and the master behind some of film history's greatest animated films, such as Spirited Away (2004) and Howl’s Moving Castle (2001). The Wind Rises was released theatrically in Japan in July this year and competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Festival.