The Wind Rises

Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted and unable to be a pilot, he becomes one of the world’s most accomplished airplane designers, experiencing key historical events in an epic tale of love, perseverance and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.

Part of the Studio Ghibli Film Festival. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. 

Post-film presentation by Dr. Cindi Textor, Assistant Professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at University of Utah.

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