Miyazaki wanted his next film to be Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 2 but producer Toshio Suzuki convinced him to make The Wind Rises instead.
Mijazaki chcel, aby jeho ďalší film bol Ponyo z útesu nad morom 2, ale producent Toshio Suzuki ho presvedčil, aby urobil The Wind Rises (Zdvíha sa vietor).