http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3AekHQy6lc You'll need to jump to the 1:17 mark to see the footage unless you know your Japanese and want the historical background on the story.... which I can give you now thanks to Twitch!
The Wind Rises is based on the life of Horikoshi Jiro, the man who designed the Zero fighter plane used in the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, and focuses on a time when Japan was struggling with recession, infectious outbreaks and natural disasters.