5/19/2023 0 Comments 風立ちぬ [Kaze tachinu] by Tatsuo Hori![]() “What kind of world would you like to live in? Do you prefer one with pyramids or with no pyramids? You know airplanes are fated to slaughter and destruction, So what kind of world would you live in?” asked Caproni. But ultimately, the plane breaks apart in flight nearly killing the pilot leaving Jiro with a moment of doubt when out of nowhere his old mentor Caproni appears. This proves inspiration for a flexible strut design. As Jiro later dines with his old classmate and fellow engineer Honjo, he discovers the curved shape of a Mackerel bone in his Saba dinner. Undaunted, Jiro gets right to work on a airplane strut he has been handed by his boss as a test to which he knows is an inferior design. “Late? I was told to come anytime in April.”-“If we told you April that means get you here in March!” Kurokawa scolded. Kurokawa is short in stature and large on demands as he tells Jiro on his first day that he is late. It is there he meets his new boss Kurokawa. ![]() Upon graduating university, Jiro lands himself a job with Mitsubishi. ![]()
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