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The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

風立ちぬ

Jiro Horikoshi dreams of designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the Italian aeronautical engineer Giovanni Battista Caproni. Despite being nearsighted and unable to become a pilot himself, he pursues his passion by studying aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University. His journey begins amidst the chaos of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, where he meets a young woman named Naoko Satomi.

As Jiro advances in his career, he faces the harsh realities of engineering and the political climate of pre-war Japan. His work on fighter aircraft for the Imperial Japanese Navy forces him to confront the moral implications of his creations, while his personal life is marked by love and loss. The film follows his relentless pursuit of beauty and innovation in a world on the brink of war.

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