Is Jiro Horikoshi love selfish?
I watched The Wind rises, animation, sound, story everything is on place like always with sudio ghibli. The thing that was unsettling to me is love story between Jiro and Naoko. She's leaving her only chance of life so she can be with her beloved, sweet yes, but it wouldn't need to happen if Jiro was ready to pause his work for her. She sacrificed her life for him, while he couldn't even stop smoking in room where she was. He wasn't ready to leave his work and be close to her while she's in hospital. She would wait for him late while on death bed for him to come home and work. It may be that im too european to understand japanese work culture. Is it intentional or is it supposed to be romantic?