The Wind in the Willows (1995 film) The Wind in the Willows (1995 film) The Wind in the Willows is a 1995 British animation film directed by Dave Unwin and written by Ted Walker, based on the novel "The Wind in the Willows", a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame. It was produced by the now defunct TVC (Television Cartoons) in London. The films include live action starting and ending segments with Vanessa Redgrave as the grandmother (who narrates), Alan Bennett, Michael Gambon, Rik Mayall, Michael Palin, Tom Stourton and Barry Foster, which changes into an animated setting as soon as the grandmother opens the book.
The Wind Has Risen a few months at a sanatorium at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake in 1935. Three films have been produced based on the story. Most recently, Hayao Miyazaki's 2013 film, "Kaze Tachinu" (""The Wind Rises"", Academy Award-nominated for Best Animated Feature), is loosely based on the novel. The Wind Has Risen The Wind Has Risen (風立ちぬ – "Kaze Tachinu") is a Japanese novel by Hori Tatsuo, written between 1936–37. It is set in a tuberculosis sanitarium in Nagano, Japan. The plot follows a main character identified only with the pronoun "I" as he takes care for his fiancée, and then wife,