The Wind Rises

2013

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.

Running time: 2h 6m

Director	Hayao Miyazaki
Writers	Hayao Miyazaki
Composer(s)	Joe Hisaishi, Werner R. Heymann
Genres	Animation, Drama, History, Romance
Certificate	PG
Release Date	2013
Production Company(s)	Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, The Walt Disney Company (Japan), d-rights, TOHO

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Actors

Hideaki Anno

Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Honjô (voice)

Miori Takimoto

Naoko Satomi (voice)

Masahiko Nishimura

Kurokawa (voice)

Stephen Alpert

Castorp (voice)

Mansai Nomura

Giovanni Battista (voice)

Jun Kunimura

Hattori (voice)

Mirai Shida

Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

Shinobu Otake

Mrs. Kurokawa (voice)

Morio Kazama

Satomi (voice)

Keiko Takeshita

Jirô's mother (voice)

Sascha

German Security Guard / Flight Engineer (voice)

Kaichi Kaburagi

Young Jiro Horikoshi (voice)

Maki Shinta

Young Kayo Horikoshi (voice)

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