Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Voice Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, Mandy Patinkin, William B. Macy
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Retail: $36.99
ASIN: B00MHT49KO
Running Time: 127 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Buy Link: Amazon
Review:
Now available to own on Blu-ray and DVD
for the first time in the United States is the award-winning Japanese
anime The Wind Rises. It is the final film from director Hayao
Miyazaki before his retirement. Based on the manga Kaze Tachinu
by Hayao Miyazaki, The Wind Rises is a fictional fictionalized biopic
of Jiro Horikoshi. Special Features include The Wind Rises: Behind
The Microphone, Storyboards, Original Japanese Trailers and TV Spots
and the Announcement Of The Completion Of The Film.
The Winds Rises tells the story of Jiro Horikoshi (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who as a young boy dreamed of being a pilot, but his poor eyesight kept from it. Despite this setback, he still loves all aviation. He is determined to become an aircraft designer and follows the footsteps of his mentor, Giovanni Battista Caproni (voiced by Stanley Tucci). He goes on to attend Tokyo Imperial University to study engineering, where he befriends future designer, Kiro Honjo (voiced by John Krasinski)