DVD Year 2014 Theatrical Release 2014-02-21 Video Release 2014-11-18 Studio Studio Ghibli Genre Drama MPAA Rating PG-13 CARA some disturbing images and smoking Color Color Runtime 127 Animated Animated Full Synopsis In The Wind Rises, Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan's plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. Writer and director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world. Director Hayao Miyazaki Cast Hayao Miyazaki; Joseph Gordon-Levitt voice ; John Krasinski voice ; Emily Blunt voice ; Martin Short voice ; Stanley Tucci voice ; Mandy Patinkin voice ; Elijah Wood voice ; Jennifer Grey voice ; Mae Whitman voice ; Werner Herzog voice