miyazaki’s reflection on a lifetime’s work towards a dream
trying to live can take many forms, as can the wind that rises. the latter is inevitable; the former a necessity.
the french poem echoes throughout jiro’s life , but it isn’t until naoko’s passing during the zero’s test flight that he truly feels a rising wind. how significant, then, for this same wind to demand him to live, not ask him to try to do so.
