Jirou Horikoshi
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Estimated watch time
2h 6m
⚡ 1 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Aviation100%Historical96%Work93%Biographical91%Male Protagonist85%Time Skip80%War80%Primarily Adult Cast72%Heterosexual68%Marriage60%
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Synopsis & Story
Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his hero, Italian aircraft pioneer Giovanni Battista Caproni. His arrival in the capital coincides with the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, during which he saves a maid serving the family of a young girl named Naoko Satomi; this disastrous event marks the beginning of over two decades of social unrest and malaise leading up to Japan's eventual surrender in World War II.
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The Wind Rises: should you watch it?
At a glance
The Wind Rises has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 80/100 — 72% of 49,382 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #60 most popular film of all time, and #5 highest-rated film of 2013, and #4 most popular film of 2013 on AniList.
Of the 78.8K AniList users who started it, 0.4% dropped it, so it is very rarely abandoned; 76K have finished it.
As a 126-minute film, it fits in a single evening.
Best for viewers who enjoy Drama, Romance — especially aviation, historical, work, biographical.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Tatsuo Hori
- Original creator
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Director
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Character design
- Katsuya Kondou
- Music
- Joe Hisaishi
The Wind Rises FAQ
- How long is The Wind Rises?
- The Wind Rises runs 126 minutes (2 h 6 min).
- Is The Wind Rises finished?
- Yes. The Wind Rises has finished airing — the final episode aired July 20, 2013.
- Is The Wind Rises based on a manga?
- Yes. The Wind Rises adapts the manga by Tatsuo Hori.
- Who animated The Wind Rises?
- The Wind Rises was animated by Studio Ghibli and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
- Where can I watch The Wind Rises?
- The Wind Rises is listed on Netflix, Max. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.