Ghibli Film Festival – The Wind Rises

Event Details

Join us for the Barbara Jobin Memorial Studio Ghibli Film Festival! In celebration of the service of a former library employee, we’ll be hosting showings of 24 Studio Ghibli films from March 2025 to March 2026. Each showing will feature a themed snack, raffle, or presentation. The films are for all ages and all are welcome to enjoy! Grab your Ghibli Passport to check off which films you see!

The Wind Rises (2013) Synopsis:

This historical drama written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki was originally intended to be his final feature. The film portrays a fictionalised account of the life of Japanese aeronautical engineer Jiro Horikoshi, in particular his engineering career from his time at the University of Tokyo in 1923 to the first test flight of the Mitsubishi Ka-14 in 1935. Juxtaposed with the historical events is a fictional romance of Horikoshi’s, inspired by the similarly-named semi-autobiographical novel The Wind Has Risen by Tatsuo Hori. Rating: PG-13 for scenes of violence & gore. Runtime: 2 hr 6 min.

The complete schedule is below:

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (MARCH 2025) Sunday March 9, 2-4

Castle in the Sky (1986) (MARCH 2025) Monday March 10, 2-4 + 6:30-8:30

The Wind Rises (2013) (APRIL 2025) Monday April 14, 2-4 + 6:30-8:30

Pom Poko (1994) (APRIL 2025) Sunday April 13, 2-4

Whisper of the Heart (1995) (MAY 2025) Sunday May 11, 2-4 + Monday May 12, 2-4

The Cat Returns (2002) (MAY 2025) Monday May 12, 6:30-8:30

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) (JUNE 2025) Monday June 16, 2-4 + 6:30-8:30

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (JUNE 2025) Sunday June 8, 2-4

Spirited Away (2001) (JULY 2025) Monday July 14, 2-4 + 6:30-8:30

Ponyo (2008) (JULY 2025) Friday July 18, 2-4 + Saturday July 19, 2-4

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) (AUGUST 2025) Saturday August 2, 2-4 + Friday August 15, 2-4

Princess Mononoke (1997) (AUGUST 2025) Monday August 11, 2-4 + 6:30-8:30

Ocean Waves (1993) (SEPTEMBER 2025) Sunday September 7, 2-4

Tales From Earthsea (2006) (SEPTEMBER 2025) Monday September 8, 2-4 + 6:30-8:30

Earwig and the Witch (2021) (OCTOBER 2025) Sunday October 19. 2-4

Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) (OCTOBER 2025) Monday October 20, 2-4 + 6:30-8:30

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) (NOVEMBER 2025) Sunday November 9, 2-4

Only Yesterday (1991) (NOVEMBER 2025) Monday November 10, 2-4 +6:30-8:30

Porco Rosso (1992) (DECEMBER 2025) Sunday December 7, 2-4

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) (DECEMBER 2025) Monday December 8, 2-4 + 6:30-8:30