Jiro Horikoshi Animated movie

It’s been reported that the excellent animation studio, Studio Ghibli (Porco Rosso) is working on another aviation movie.

Miyazaki’s directing another project with aviation at its core. Called Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises), it’s about the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the designer of the Mitsubishi Zero Fighter which was famed for its light weight and maneuverability.

Miyazaki’s love of aviation stretches back to his childhood (his father made components for the Zero fighter) and even Studio Ghibli’s name – it’s a reference to an Italian aircraft, and also the name of a wind that blows in from the Sahara desert.

Taken from Den of Geek.