風立ちぬ
The Wind Rises
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.
Names
| Original | 風立ちぬ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kaze Tachinu |
| English | The Wind Rises |
| Chinese | 风起 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | El Viento se Levanta · Si Alza il Vento · Szél támad · Zrywa się wiatr · Wie der Wind sich hebt · Le vent se lève · Vidas ao vento · Vinden Stiger · Det Blåser upp en Vind · Vindurinn Rís |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 126 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2013-07-20 (Summer 2013) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaRomance |
| Themes | AviationHistoricalWorkBiographicalMale ProtagonistWarPrimarily Adult CastHeterosexualMarriage |
| Streaming | Netflix · Max · Max |
Reception
| Community score | 8.11 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.10 / 10 |
| Composite | 68.7 |
| On lists | 112,144 |
| Favourited | 4,108 (3.7%) |
| Completion | 96.5% |
| Drop rate | 0.4% |
| In backlog | 30.8% |
| Score spread σ | 1.48 |
Score distribution
11522923295451651,43162,96977,913813,119912,769107,913
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2013 | S | 3 of 89 |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli | — | 5 of 18 |
| Year | 2013 | S | 9 of 330 |
| Era | Early 2010s | A | 42 of 1,627 |
| Format | Feature film | A | 57 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | A | 57 of 997 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | A | 70 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Romance | A | 81 of 1,687 |
| Source material | Manga | A | 188 of 3,025 |
| Genre | Drama | B | 205 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 304 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki, Youji Takeshige, Kouji Kasamatsu |
|---|---|
| Character design | Katsuya Kondou |
| Original creator | Tatsuo Hori, Hayao Miyazaki |
AniList id 16662 · MAL id 16662 · record updated 2026-08-27