- Hikoukigumo - Kaze Tachinu

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.

Just like a vapor trail, Jiro’s "ten years in the sun" (his creative prime) and his time with Naoko are intensely beautiful but painfully short-lived. Kaze Tachinu - Hikoukigumo

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