Who plays Giovanni Battista in The Wind Rises?

Giovanni Battista is played by Mansai Nomura.

What are Giovanni Battista's abilities?

Giovanni Battista's abilities include aviation knowledge, dreaming, inspiration, persistence.

How is Giovanni Battista connected to other characters?

Giovanni Battista has 3 mapped relationships in The Wind Rises. Explore the interactive relationship map for details.

What are the key facts about Giovanni Battista?

Education: Technical University of Munich, University of Liège, Royal Elizabethan School. Occupation: businessperson, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer.

Giovanni Battista — The Wind Rises Character Profile

About Giovanni Battista

Italian aircraft designer who inspires Jiro.

Giovanni Battista — Character Profile

Alignment: Hero
Species: Human
Abilities: Aviation knowledge, Dreaming, Inspiration, Persistence

Strength: 4/10
Intelligence: 9/10
Charisma: 7/10
Morality: 8/10
Influence: 6/10

Quick Facts about Giovanni Battista

Education: Technical University of Munich, University of Liège, Royal Elizabethan School
Occupation: businessperson, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer

Character Facts

Played by: Mansai Nomura
Appears in: The Wind Rises (2013)
Role: Supporting

Relationships (3)

Giovanni Battista — related — Jiro Horikoshi (Hideaki Anno)
Giovanni Battista — narrative — Jiro Horikoshi (Hideaki Anno)
Giovanni Battista — narrative — Jiro Horikoshi (Hideaki Anno)

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Wind Rises

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Honjô (Hidetoshi Nishijima)
Naoko Satomi (Miori Takimoto)
Kurokawa (Masahiko Nishimura)
Jirô's mother (voice) (Keiko Takeshita)
Castorp (Stephen Alpert)
Hattori (Jun Kunimura)
Young Kayo Horikoshi (voice) (Maki Shinta)
Young Jiro Horikoshi (voice) (Kaichi Kaburagi)
German Security Guard / Flight Engineer (voice) (Sascha)
Satomi (Morio Kazama)
Kayo Horikoshi (Mirai Shida)