The Wind Rises
Kaze Tachinu
Synopsis
Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his hero, Italian aircraft pioneer Giovanni Battista Caproni. His arrival in the capital coincides with the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, during which he saves a maid serving the family of a young girl named Naoko Satomi; this disastrous event marks the beginning of over two decades of social unrest and malaise leading up to Japan's eventual surrender in World War II.
Characters & Voice Actors
Jirou Horikoshi
MAIN
Hideaki Anno
JP
Nahoko Satomi
MAIN
Miori Takimoto
JP
Kayo Horikoshi
SUPPORTING
Mirai Shida
JP
Hans Castorp
SUPPORTING
Steve Alpert
JP
Caproni
SUPPORTING
Mansai Nomura II
JP
Hattori
SUPPORTING
Jun Kunimura
JP
