The Wind Rises

(2013)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 3,470 votes

Genres: Animation, Drama, History, Romance

Year: 2013

Runtime: 126 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Хаяо Миядзаки

Cast: Хидэаки Анно, Хидэтоси Нисидзима, Миори Такимото, Масахико Нишимура, Стефен Альперт, Мансай Номура, Дзюн Кунимура, Мирай Шида, Отаке Шинобу, Морио Кадзама

Plot

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

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.