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Title: The Wind Rises

Release Date: 20 Jul 2013

Runtime: 2h 6m

Genre: Drama, Animation, Romance, War, History

Director: Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, The Walt Disney Company (Japan), d-rights, TOHO

Production Companies: Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, The Walt Disney Company (Japan), d-rights, TOHO

Overview: A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

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Average Vote: 7.789 (3036 votes)

Cast

  • Jiro Horikoshi (voice): Hideaki Anno
  • Honjô (voice): Hidetoshi Nishijima
  • Naoko Satomi (voice): Miori Takimoto
  • Kurokawa (voice): Masahiko Nishimura
  • Castorp (voice): Stephen Alpert
  • Giovanni Battista (voice): Mansai Nomura
  • Hattori (voice): Jun Kunimura
  • Kayo Horikoshi (voice): Mirai Shida
  • Mrs. Kurokawa (voice): Shinobu Ôtake
  • Satomi (voice): Morio Kazama
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