Kaze no Matasaburō (風の又三郎, Kaze no Matasaburō), in English Matasaburo of the Wind, is a 1940 Japanese fantasy children's drama film directed by Koji Shima,[1][2] based on Kenji Miyazawa's 1934 short story of the same name.
| Kaze no Matasaburō | |
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| Directed by | Koji Shima |
| Written by | Nagami Ryūzō Ike Shintarō |
| Starring | Akihiko Katayama Akira Oizumi Akiko Kazami |
| Cinematography | Aisaka Sōichi |
| Edited by | Tsujii Masanori |
| Music by | Sugihara Taizō |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
Saburō Takada transfers from a city to a very small school. The village children suspect that Saburō is actually Matasaburō, the wind spirit.[3]
Cast
- Akihiko Katayama as Saburo Takada
- Akira Oizumi as Ichiro (Koichi)
- Akiko Kazami
- Ryūji Kita
- Hiroshi Hayashi as Grandfather of Ichiro
- Bontaro Miake
See also
- Kenji Miyazawa
- Kaze no Matasaburo [ja] – short story by Kenji Miyazawa
- Full text of an English translation of "Matasaburo of the Wind" (the original story which the movie is based on).
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