The Wind Rises (Blu-Ray)
Hayao Miyazaki's final masterpiece
From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki (Best Animated Feature, SPIRITED AWAY, 2002), comes a spellbinding movie beyond compare. Experience "perhaps the greatest animated film the cinema has ever seen" (David Ehrlich, FILM.COM).
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted and unable to be a pilot, he becomes one of the world's most accomplished airplane designers, experiencing key historical events in an epic tale of love, perseverance and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.
Bring home the film that has dazzled fans and critics around the globe. Bursting off the screen with spectacular picture and sound and featuring fascinating bonus material, Miyazaki's final masterpiece, THE WIND RISES, is breathtaking.
Special Features
- The Wind Rises: Behind the Microphone
- Storyboards
- Original Japanese Trailers and TV spots
- Announcement of the Completion of the Film
Critical Response
"In the art of hand-drawn animation nobody does it better." Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald
Margaret Pomeranz, AT THE MOVIES
THE WIND RISES is exquisitely designed and animated - the earthquake sequence in itself is masterly... worth seeing especially for animation buffs David Stratton, AT THE MOVIES
"One of the most visually ravishing films the cinema has given us. In a lifetime of watching movies, I can think of nothing quite like it." Evan Williams, The Australian
Release Details
Classification: PG - Mild themes
Release Date: 10/12/2014
Region Coding: B
Languages: English & Japanese
Subtiles: English
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Blu-ray
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