The Wind Rises

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Alternate/Foreign Title: Kaze tachinu [Original title]

DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2014-11-18

Genre: Foreign

Sub-genre: Animation

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt , John Krasinski , Emily Blunt , Martin Short , Stanley Tucci , Mandy Patinkin , Mae Whitman , Werner Herzog , Jennifer Grey , William H. Macy , Edie Mirman , Darren Criss , Elijah Wood

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Synopsis: 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. Source: Studio Ghibli

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