堀越二郎
[b]Horikoshi Jirou[/b] (22 June 1903 – 11 January 1982) was the main designer of several Japanese war planes, among them the Mitsubishi [[A5M]] and its successor, the legendary Mitsubishi [[A6M Zero]]; both aircraft were used by the Empire of [[Japan]] during [[World War II]]. 

Horikoshi was also involved in the design of the Zero's intended successors: the Mitsubishi [[A7M Reppuu]] carrier fighter and the land-based Mitsubishi [[J2M Raiden]] interceptor.

He graduated from (and later became professor in) the [[Tokyo University|University of Tokyo]] before joining Mitsubishi.

He is also the main subject and main protagonist of the 2013 anime film [i][[Kaze Tachinu]][/i] ([i]The Wind Rises[/i]). He is voiced by [[Anno Hideaki]] (JP) and "Joseph Gordon-Levitt":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gordon-Levitt (EN).

h4. External links
* "English Wikipedia: Jiro Horikoshi":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Horikoshi]
* "Japanese Wikipedia: Horikoshi Jirou":[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A0%80%E8%B6%8A%E4%BA%8C%E9%83%8E]
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