The Wind Rises - Characters & Cast

Driven by a singular, aesthetic obsession to design the most beautiful and efficient airplanes possible.

Develops from a nearsighted boy with a dream to a world-class engineer who achieves his goal of creating a masterpiece, only to see it used as a tool of slaughter.

Deep love for Jiro and a desire to live her short life with maximum beauty and intensity.

Meets Jiro twice—once as a child and once as an adult. She chooses to spend her final, tuberculosis-stricken days supporting Jiro's dream rather than seeking treatment in isolation.

To encourage Jiro to embrace his "creative decade" and accept the cursed nature of their shared craft.

Appears only in Jiro's dreams as a flamboyant, philosophical guide who mirrors Jiro's internal struggles and validates his creative spirit.

To modernize Japan's aviation industry and support his friend's genius despite the surrounding poverty and war-mongering.

Works alongside Jiro at Mitsubishi, serving as the voice of reality who is acutely aware of Japan's technological inferiority and the grim political climate.