Tag: The Wind Rises

2015 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco Expands Programming – Includes Oscar® Nominee and Studio Ghibli’s Latest Film!

The 2015 Japan Film Festival of San Francisco is adding 16 acclaimed films to its programming – including Best Animated Feature Oscar-nominee The Tale of Princess Kaguya and Studio Ghibli’s latest film, When Marnie Was There (Pictured). Other films of special note include Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises, and The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness – […]

What to Watch This Weekend: The Wind Rises

On this episode, the GeekScholars discuss The Wind Rises, the animated film from renowned filmmaker and artist, Hayao Miyazaki. The GeekScholars call The Wind Rises a “a romantic journey through aeronautical engineering,” as the film explores the fictionalized life of a Japanese airplane builder during World War II. What to Watch This Weekend is a brand new weekly podcast from GeekScholars Movie […]