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.
Original title Kaze tachinu
Year 2013
Director Hayao MIYAZAKI
Screenplay Hayao MIYAZAKI
Producer Toshio SUZUKI
Cast Hideaki ANNO, Mirai SHIDA, Jun KUNIMURA
Production Company Studio Ghibli, KDDI Corporation
Runtime 2h 6m
Format DCP
Links IMDb