The Wind Rises (BD+DVD)

Release date: 2014-11-18
Suggested retail price: $36.99
Age rating: 13+

UPC: 786936840322 786936840322

Description:
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes,​ inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni.​ Nearsighted 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.​

(added on 2014-08-20, modified on 2014-08-22)

• Reviewed by Zac Bertschy (November 18, 2014)

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