Kaze Tachinu
| Kaze Tachinu | ||||
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| Original title | 風 立 ち ぬ | |||
| transcription | Kaze Tachinu | |||
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 Japan
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| author | Hayao Miyazaki | |||
| publishing company | Dainihon Kaiga | |||
| magazine | Model Graphix | |||
| First publication | February 25, 2009 - November 25, 2009 | |||
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Kaze Tachinu ( Japanese 風 立 ち ぬ , dt. "The wind has risen") is a manga by Hayao Miyazaki , which was also made into an anime film by his studio Ghibli and was released on July 20, 2013 in the Japanese and on July 17, 2013 July 2014 when How the Wind Rises came to German cinemas. The film won several awards and was also very successful commercially in Japan. The film and comic are portraits of aircraft designer Jirō Horikoshi , but the plot is largely fictional.
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Airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi grew up in Japan in the 1920s. He experienced the Kanto earthquake in 1923 , the economic crisis and the rise of imperialism in the Japanese Empire . Horikoshi was already interested in airplanes when he was still at school. In dreams, the Italian aircraft manufacturer Gianni Caproni becomes his role model. When he starts working at Mitsubishi , the elder Kurokawa becomes his mentor. Horikoshi works his way up. At the same time he made friends with Naoko Satomi, whom he met during the earthquake. Eventually they both get married, but Naoko suffers from tuberculosis . Horikoshi lives between caring for his wife and designing war planes. His most important designs are the Mitsubishi A5M and Mitsubishi A6M , which - known as "Zero" - is the most powerful Japanese fighter aircraft of its time.
Creation and publication
The manga drawn by Hayao Miyazaki was published by Dainihon Kaiga in its model making magazine Model Graphix from issue 4/2009 (February 25, 2009) to 1/2010 (November 25, 2009), in which his manga Hikōtei Jidai , the template to Porco Rosso , appeared. The work consists of nine chapters and is based in parts on Tatsuo Hori 's novel of the same name. A scene in which Horikoshi is warned of Hitler's plans to conquer refers to Thomas Mann's Der Zauberberg .
Not only was the portrait of a war weapon designer controversial after the film was released, but Miyazaki himself was initially unsure. However, upon hearing that Horikoshi allegedly said that he just wanted to create something beautiful, Miyazaki decided to make his life a topic. The designer's life should not be judged, but rather his work and his dedication to technology should be shown. In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun , Miyazaki emphasized that although the war was stupid, the "Zero" was one of the few achievements from this period that one could be proud of. The director himself has been passionate about war aircraft since childhood. Miyazaki had already expressed his enthusiasm for airplanes in the manga Hikōtei Jidai and its adaptation Porco Rosso , about an Italian pilot and air pirate. Flying also has a special meaning in other films such as Nausicaä from the Valley of the Wind or Kiki's small delivery service .
Web links
- Entry on the manga on Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lou Lumenick: 'The Wind Rises' another stunning animated masterpiece. New York Post , November 7, 2013, accessed December 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Mark Schilling: Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises). Ghibli's Miyazaki soars into different skies. Japan Times , July 18, 2013, accessed May 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Moeko Fujii: Miyazaki's film 'The Wind Rises' Spurring Mixed Emotions. Wall Street Journal Japan, July 26, 2013, accessed July 17, 2014 .
- ↑ Justin McCurry: Japanese animator under fire for film tribute to warplane designer. The Guardian , August 23, 2013, accessed July 17, 2014 .