Wow, that's an amazing connection (though not unexpected given Miyazaki's predilection for adapting Western children's writers). I was rather impressed by that

Wow, that's an amazing connection (though not unexpected given Miyazaki's predilection for adapting Western children's writers). I was rather impressed by that ethereal scene of the graveyard of planes in the sky (in Porco Rosso), and now I know the source. I think the same scene occurs in The Wind Rises; no doubt Miyazaki wants to make full use of the immense poetry of the image. Thanks for sharing that bit of trivia.