Storyline
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the
famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young
age 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.
Details
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Genre(s): Animation,Family
- Run Time: 126min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 02/21/2014
- Distributor(s): Touchstone Pictures
- Director(s): Hayao Miyazaki
- Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Emily Blunt , Jennifer Grey , Mae Whitman , Martin Short
- Themes: Battling Illness,Obsessive Quests,Crisis of Conscience
- Tone: Bittersweet,Earnest,Fanciful,Poignant,Stylized,Stirring,Inspiring
- Keywords: Japanese [nationality], Navy, aircraft, airplane, aviation, boss [employer], crisis-of-conscience, dreams, earthquake, engineer, failure, flight, leukemia, marriage, war
- Country of Origin: USA - Expanding (02-,USA - Expanding (02-28-2014)
- Language: Japanese
