Japan Society of Boston Film Club

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Our next film, Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises (2013), is a Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki based on his 2009 manga of the same name. The original "Miyazaki's last film" (before he returned in 2023 with The Boy and the Heron), The Wind Rises is Miyazaki's love letter to flying and the technology that enables it, while recognizing the terrible destructive purposes for which it can be used. Through the eyes of the main character Jiro Horikoshi, who was inspired by a real Japanese aeronautical engineer of the same name, the film is also a love story between the characters Jiro and Nahoko.

September's film club features a special guest speaker! Susan Napier, Goldthwaite Professor of Rhetoric and Japanese at Tufts University and scholar of animation, and Studio Ghibli in particular, will be joining us. She will give a short introductory talk based on her upcoming book comparing Walt Disney Studios and Studio Ghibli, and then will join us for the main discussion of The Wind Rises.

Watch the Trailer. Films should be viewed in advance of our meetings. 

The film can be watched on HBO MAX with a subscription, as well as rented on a variety of platforms.

The Japan Society of Boston Film Club meets on the last Wednesday of every other month to discuss great classic and contemporary Japanese films. The purpose of our club is to support the community of Japan enthusiasts in the New England region by creating a space for thoughtful and sociable discussion.

The JSB Film Club Website has supplementary materials for past films available to members. See the member portal for the code to access the blog!

The club is limited to Japan Society of Boston Members. Interested in joining but not yet a Member of the Japan Society of Boston? Consider becoming a Member today!