Art of the Wind Rises

The latest in the perennially popular line of Studio Ghibli artbooks which includes interviews concept sketches and finished animation cels from classics such as <i>Spirited Away</i> and <i>My Neighbor Totoro</i>. <p/><i>The Wind Rises</i> is Miyazaki's love letter to the power of flight and the imagination an examination of the rise of Japan's military might in the years leading up to the Second World War and a call for worldwide peace and harmony in the face of destruction. This book captures the art of the film from conception to production and features in-depth interviews with the filmmakers.