The Wind Rises Flashcards

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1
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What is the name of the protag?

A

Jiro Horikoshi

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Who does he share dreams with?

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A famous Italian aeronautical engineer named Count Caproni.

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What does Caproni say to him about airplanes?

A

That they are beautiful dreams.

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4
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Why can’t Jiro be a pilot?

A

His eye sight is bad.

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What is Jiro’s sister’s name and what does she want to be?

A

Kayo and a doctor.

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What happens on Jiro’s train ride to university?

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There’s an earthquake and he carries the maid of woman who’s broken her leg to safety.

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What is the noble born woman’s name?

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Nahoko.

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What does Jiro always eat and how does it inspire him?

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Mackerel, he incorporates the curve of the bone into his airplane design.

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Where does Jiro end up working?

A

Mitsubishi.

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What is the name of his immediate boss?

A

Kurokawa.

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What Kurokawa ask him to design on his first day?

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A strut for a fighter they’re building.

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What is Jiro’s friend’s name?

A

Honjo.

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Where do Jiro and Honjo get sent and why?

A

To Dacau, Germany their plane designs.

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What is the name of the head German engineer?

A

Junker.

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What is Jiro’s assignment when he gets back to Japan?

A

To design a carrier-based fighter.

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16
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Where does Jiro meet Nahoko again and how?

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In the Magic Mountains, he catches her parasol which is blown away by the wind.

17
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What illness does she have?

A

Tuberculosis.

18
Q

Who is the mysterious German figure that talks to Jiro in the Magic Mountains?

A

Mr. Castorp.

19
Q

What Castorp say about Germany and Japan?

A

That they will eventually blow up.

20
Q

What is the innovation Jiro uses on his carrier-based fighter design?

A

Flush rivets.

21
Q

Who is the film a tribute to?

A

Jiro Horikoshi and Tatsuo Hori.