Japan Anime

ANIME DVD THE WIND RISES / Kaze Tachinu / 风起了 Original Sound Track CD+DVD by Hayao Miyazaki (A68)

Code : KBTW800

Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and thus unable to become a pilot, Jiro joins the aircraft division of a major Japanese engineering company in 1927. His genius is soon recognized, and he grows to become one of the world’s most accomplished airplane designers.

The Wind Rises chronicles much of his life, and depicts key historical events that affected deeply the course of Jiro’s life, including The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, The Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic, and Japan’s plunge into war. He meets and falls in love with Nahoko, grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo, and innovates tremendously, leading the aviation world into the future.

Hayao Miyazaki brings together the engineer Jiro Horikoshi and the author Tatsuo Hori, who lived during the time of the story of The Wind Rises, to create Jiro, a fictional character at the center of an epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.

Awards:
1. Japanese Academy Awards – Best Animation Film and Best Music Score
2. Annie Awards 2014 – Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated Feature Production
3. International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) 2013 – Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film
4. Tokyo Anime Award 2014 – Animation of the Year
5. National Board of Review, USA 2013 – Best Animated Feature
6. New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2013 – Best Animated Film
7. New York Film Critics, Online 2013 – Best Animated Feature
8. Satellite Awards 2013 – Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
9. Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014 –  Best Animated Feature
10. Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 –  Best Animated Feature Film
11. Boston Online Film Critics Association 2013 – Best Animated Film
12. Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2014 – Best Animated Film and Best Foreign Language Film
13. Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2013 – Best Animated Feature
14. San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2013 – Best Animated Film
15. Mill Valley Film Festival 2013 – Audience Award
16. Online Film Critics Society Awards 2014 – Best Animated Feature