 In that scene, young men play the flute, as it is a traditionally male instrument.Kawai finds the image of a young man, who is becoming a woman, to be a 'unique moment of transition'.Kawai describes "Torikaebaya" as being similar to Honoré de Balzac's "Séraphîta", about an angelic androgyne who is loved by both a man and a woman, who each believe the androgyne to be the opposite sex to themselves.