The Wind Rises Flashcards
What is the name of the protag?
Jiro Horikoshi
Who does he share dreams with?
A famous Italian aeronautical engineer named Count Caproni.
What does Caproni say to him about airplanes?
That they are beautiful dreams.
Why can’t Jiro be a pilot?
His eye sight is bad.
What is Jiro’s sister’s name and what does she want to be?
Kayo and a doctor.
What happens on Jiro’s train ride to university?
There’s an earthquake and he carries the maid of woman who’s broken her leg to safety.
What is the noble born woman’s name?
Nahoko.
What does Jiro always eat and how does it inspire him?
Mackerel, he incorporates the curve of the bone into his airplane design.
Where does Jiro end up working?
Mitsubishi.
What is the name of his immediate boss?
Kurokawa.
What Kurokawa ask him to design on his first day?
A strut for a fighter they’re building.
What is Jiro’s friend’s name?
Honjo.
Where do Jiro and Honjo get sent and why?
To Dacau, Germany their plane designs.
What is the name of the head German engineer?
Junker.
What is Jiro’s assignment when he gets back to Japan?
To design a carrier-based fighter.
Where does Jiro meet Nahoko again and how?
In the Magic Mountains, he catches her parasol which is blown away by the wind.
What illness does she have?
Tuberculosis.
Who is the mysterious German figure that talks to Jiro in the Magic Mountains?
Mr. Castorp.
What Castorp say about Germany and Japan?
That they will eventually blow up.
What is the innovation Jiro uses on his carrier-based fighter design?
Flush rivets.
Who is the film a tribute to?
Jiro Horikoshi and Tatsuo Hori.
