As Studio Ghibli nears its 30th birthday, Hayao Miyazaki’s long-awaited and hotly anticipated final film THE WIND RISES (PG) arrives at The Rex Cinema. In THE WIND RISES 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 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. There are tickets available for both MATINEE and EVENING performances. Saturday 21st June 2pm Monday 23rd June 7.30pm Box Office 01442 877759
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:49:54 +0000