From the Chinese press

Dissecting a controversial film

The Wind Rises, an animation film that topped the box office in Japan last year, has created a controversy. The director's intention, however, is not to deconstruct the life of the real-life hero, instead, it is to tell his "love story" and use the film as a medium to interpret a profound theme, says an article on guancha.cn. Excerpts:

The Wind Rises, the latest work of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, tells the story of Jiro Horikoshi who designed Japan's feared Zero fighter planes, which Japanese forces used in World War II and other military campaigns. The planes (and by default, Horikoshi) contributed to the "social tide" in Japan at that time.