JCSM will offer a free screening of the animated drama, The Wind Rises (2013), which depicts the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. The fall 2015 semester selections are programmed in conjunction with the exhibition Along the Eastern Road: Hiroshige’s Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido. Admission is free. Space is limited, advance ticket reservation is encouraged. For more information on the film, and to reserve your tickets, click here.  

Film duration: 126 min.

Rating: PG-13

Director: Hayao Miyazaki.