Jiro Horikoshi — The Wind Rises Character Profile

Jiro Horikoshi - The Wind Rises

About Jiro Horikoshi

Aspiring aircraft designer who overcomes personal and historical challenges.

Jiro Horikoshi — Character Profile

Alignment: Hero
Species: Human
Abilities: Aeronautical engineering, Design, Persistence, Dreaming

Strength: 4/10
Intelligence: 9/10
Charisma: 5/10
Morality: 7/10
Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
National Defense Academy of Japan

Quick Facts about Jiro Horikoshi

Education: University of Tokyo
Occupation: engineer, military flight engineer
Manner of Death: Natural causes

Jiro Horikoshi's Known Relations

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries — Employer
National Defense Academy of Japan — Employer

Character Facts

Played by: Hideaki Anno
Appears in: The Wind Rises (2013)
Role: Protagonist

Relationships (11)

Jiro Horikoshi — romantic — Naoko Satomi (Miori Takimoto)
Jiro Horikoshi — related — Giovanni Battista (Mansai Nomura)
Jiro Horikoshi — professional — Hattori (Jun Kunimura)
Jiro Horikoshi — narrative — Giovanni Battista (Mansai Nomura)
Jiro Horikoshi — alliance — Kurokawa (Masahiko Nishimura)
Jiro Horikoshi — alliance — Honjô (Hidetoshi Nishijima)
Jiro Horikoshi — romantic — Naoko Satomi (Miori Takimoto)
Jiro Horikoshi — social — Castorp (Stephen Alpert)
Jiro Horikoshi — professional — Honjô (Hidetoshi Nishijima)
Jiro Horikoshi — family — Kayo Horikoshi (Mirai Shida)
Jiro Horikoshi — narrative — Giovanni Battista (Mansai Nomura)

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Castorp (Stephen Alpert)
Hattori (Jun Kunimura)
Giovanni Battista (Mansai Nomura)
Young Kayo Horikoshi (voice) (Maki Shinta)
Young Jiro Horikoshi (voice) (Kaichi Kaburagi)
German Security Guard / Flight Engineer (voice) (Sascha)
Satomi (Morio Kazama)
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