The wind rises.

The Resource The wind rises.
Label
The wind rises.
Statement of responsibility
Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DYMP, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI present ; a Studio Ghibli production ; produced by Toshio Suzuki ; original story, screenplay and directed by Hayao Miyazaki ; English adaptation screenplay by Mike Jones ; producer Geoffrey Wexler ; director, Gary Rydstrom
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Language
  • eng
  • jpn
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
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 worlds most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events
  • "It is vigorous, subtle, thematically daring, visually gorgeous."--Time Magazine
  • "The movie's a gorgeous, problematic anomaly in an illustrious career-a case of rapturous artistic blindness."--Boston Globe
  • "Visually, The Wind Rises is a thing of sensual, contemplative poetry, "--Washington Post
Cataloging source
OEI
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13, for some disturbing images and smoking
Language note
English or Japanese language tracks; English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.W56 2014
PerformerNote
John Krasinski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, William H. Macy, Werner Herzog, Mandy Patinkin, Elijah Wood, Darren Criss, Jennifer Grey, Mae Whitman
Runtime
127
Target audience
adult
Technique
animation
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