Assuming that he doesn’t decide to come out of retirement like so many people in the creative fields seem to do, The Wind Rises marks the end of a strong and well recognised career by acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki. As part of their 12 Announcements of Christmas (#12DaysofXmas) campaign, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment have announced their acquisition of the film which is set to hit cinemas in their covered regions on the 27th February 2014.
In The Wind Rises, 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. Writer and director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.
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