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movie The Wind Rises

Released: July 20, 2013
Runtime: 2 hours 6 minutes
Drama Animation Romance War History

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

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