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The Wind Rises (2013)

The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises
PG-13
Animation
Biography
Drama
History
Romance

Release Date
July 20, 2013
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Runtime
126
Main Genre
Animation
Writers
Hayao Miyazaki
Tagline
We must try to live.
Franchise
Studio Ghibli

Summary

Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan's plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo.

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