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Kaze Tachinu

The Wind Rises

Movie Finished Airing PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Community Score: 8.14 Source: Manga

Episodes: 1

Aired: Jul 20, 2013

Duration: 2 hr 6 min

Synopsis

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Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his hero, Italian aircraft pioneer Giovanni Battista Caproni. His arrival in the capital coincides with the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, during which he saves a maid serving the family of a young girl named Naoko Satomi; this disastrous event marks the beginning of over two decades of social unrest and malaise leading up to Japan's eventual surrender in World War II. For Jirou, the years leading up to the production of his infamous Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter aircraft will test every fiber of his being. His many travels and life experiences only urge him onward⁠—even as he realizes both the role of his creations in the war and the harsh realities of his personal life. As time marches on, he must confront an impossible question: at what cost does he chase his beautiful dream? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Rank

535

Popularity

702

Episodes

1

Aired

Jul 20, 2013

Duration

2 hr 6 min

Members / Favorites

387813 / 4014

Studios

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Studio Ghibli

Genres and Themes

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Genre: Award Winning Genre: Drama Genre: Romance Theme: Historical

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Characters

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Horikoshi, Jirou

Horikoshi, Jirou

Main

Voice actors: Anno, Hideaki, Kaburagi, Kaichi, Domingo, Paolo

Satomi, Naoko

Satomi, Naoko

Main

Voice actors: Iino, Mayu, Takimoto, Miori, Blunt, Emily

Caproni, Giovanni

Caproni, Giovanni

Supporting

Voice actors: Nomura, Mansai, Tucci, Stanley, Off, Marcus

Castorp

Castorp

Supporting

Voice actors: Alpert, Stephen, Herzog, Werner, Francis, Edwin Alexander

Hattori

Hattori

Supporting

Voice actors: Patinkin, Mandy, Kunimura, Jun, Tiraboschi, Armando

Honjou, Kirou

Honjou, Kirou

Supporting

Voice actors: Lebon, Guillaume, Nishijima, Hidetoshi, Krasinski, John

Horikoshi, Kayo

Horikoshi, Kayo

Supporting

Voice actors: Chetail, Adeline, Whitman, Mae, Shida, Mirai

Horikoshi, Mother

Horikoshi, Mother

Supporting

Voice actors: Mirman, Edie, Takeshita, Keiko, Cancian, Aurora

Kurokawa, Wife

Kurokawa, Wife

Supporting

Voice actors: De Bortoli, Barbara, Ootake, Shinobu, von Jascheroff, Juana

Kurokawa

Kurokawa

Supporting

Voice actors: Nishimura, Masahiko, Colombo, Ambrogio, Short, Martin

Satomi, Father

Satomi, Father

Supporting

Voice actors: Kazama, Morio, Béthune, Patrick, Cruz, Walter

Sone, Yoshitoshi

Sone, Yoshitoshi

Supporting

Voice actors: Wood, Elijah, De Toni, Sacha

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