The Wind Rises

Synopsis

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.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Jirou HorikoshiMain

Hideaki AnnoJP

Nahoko SatomiMain

Miori TakimotoJP

SatomiSupporting

Morio KazamaJP

Jirou no HahaSupporting

Keiko TakeshitaJP

Kayo HorikoshiSupporting

Mirai ShidaJP

KinuSupporting

Haruka ShibuyaJP

Hans CastorpSupporting

Steve AlpertJP

KatayamaSupporting

KurokawaSupporting

Masahiko NishimuraJP

Kurokawa-fujinSupporting

Shinobu OotakeJP

CaproniSupporting

Mansai Nomura IIJP

Mitsubishi no JuugyouinSupporting

Staff

Hayao MiyazakiOriginal Creator

Hayao MiyazakiScript

Hayao MiyazakiDirector

Joe HisaishiMusic

Toshio SuzukiProducer

Katsuya KondouCharacter Design

Shinya OohiraKey Animation

Yoshimi ItazuKey Animation

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