New Images From Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Wind Rises' [Updated]

By Russ Fischer May 28th, 2013

The new film from Hayao Miyazaki is Kaze Tachinu (aka The Wind Rises, or The Wind is Rising), based on the manga of the same name about Jiro Horikoshi, who designed the famous Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane. The fighter was extensively used by Japan during World War II, and Miyazaki's interest in flight is well-documented, making…

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Studio Ghibli Officially Announces Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Wind Is Rising' And Isao Takahata's 'The Tale Of Princess Kaguya' For 2013

By Russ Fischer December 13th, 2012

Not long ago, domain name registrations all but confirmed that Studio Ghibli will release two films in 2013: The Wind is Rising (Kaze Tachinu) from director Hayao Miyazaki, and The Tale of Princess Kaguya (aka The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, or Kaguya-hime no Monogatari) from Grave of the Fireflies director Isao Takahata. (The two men…

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