A boy named Jiro dreams of flying and beautiful airplanes capable of outrunning the wind. But he can't become a pilot - he has been nearsighted since birth. Yet Jiro does not part with the dream of the sky; he begins to devise the perfect airplane and, over time, becomes one of the world's best aircraft designers. On the road to success, he will not only meet many interesting people, endure the Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and brutal wars, but he will also find the love of his life - the beautiful Naoko.