Kaze Tachinu — - Hikoukigumo

In the context of the film, "Hikoukigumo" serves as a bridge between Jiro’s professional ambition and his personal grief.

Matsutoya wrote the lyrics after the death of a childhood friend who suffered from muscular dystrophy. Kaze Tachinu - Hikoukigumo

The song plays into the film’s central question: how does an artist create something beautiful in a world that is broken? Jiro’s planes are masterpieces of engineering, but they are also tools of war. In the context of the film, "Hikoukigumo" serves

Decades later, Miyazaki heard the song and felt its "ethereal" quality was the perfect match for Jiro’s story of creating beautiful machines that were ultimately destined for destruction. Thematic Resonance in The Wind Rises Jiro’s planes are masterpieces of engineering, but they

The song was not originally written for the film. It was the debut single of (then Yumi Arai), released in 1973 when she was just a high school student.

The lyrics about a "child who looked at the sky before death" resonate deeply with the character of Naoko, Jiro’s wife, who battles tuberculosis while supporting his dreams.