# Where to Watch The Wind Rises

**The Wind Rises streams on Netflix and Max. Miyazaki's most grown-up film is a bittersweet portrait of an aircraft designer chasing the dream of beautiful flight in an age that will only use his creations for war. It's gorgeous, adult, and quietly heartbreaking.**

## Where to Watch

- [Max](https://www.max.com/movies/c7d93333-0d3c-405c-86d5-355ce5dce17f)
- [Max](https://www.max.com/movies/f769960a-91db-4e24-8ecc-de9bd41b8102)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/70293674)

Ghibli's films are split between Netflix and Max by region — whichever serves your area will have this in pristine quality. It's a talky, adult film, so give it a proper sit-down.

## Synopsis

A nearsighted boy who can't become a pilot pours his love of flight into designing aircraft, and grows into one of his country's most gifted engineers during a turbulent, poverty-stricken era. As his elegant machines are drafted toward war and a tender romance shadows his career, he's caught in an impossible bind: the only way to build the beautiful things he dreams of is to build them for destruction. It's a film about the cost of pursuing a pure ideal in an impure world.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** MOVIE
- **Episodes:** 1
- **Premiered:** 2013
- **Studio:** studio ghibli inc.
- **Score:** 8

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## FAQ

### Where can I watch The Wind Rises?

It streams on Netflix and Max, depending on your region.

### Is The Wind Rises based on a true story?

It's a fictionalized story inspired by a real aircraft designer and a literary short story, blending history with imagination.

### Is it good for kids?

It's more of an adult drama than a children's film — slow, romantic, and sad — so it suits older viewers best.