| Kaze no Matasaburō | |
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| Directed by | Koji Shima |
| Written by | Nagami Ryūzō Ike Shintarō |
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| Starring | Akihiko Katayama Akira Oizumi Akiko Kazami |
| Cinematography | Sōichi Aisaka |
| Edited by | Masanori Tsujii |
| Music by | Taizō Sugihara |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Kaze no Matasaburō (Japanese: 風の又三郎), also known in English as 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.
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 – Short story by Kenji Miyazawa
- Full text of an English translation of "Matasaburo of the Wind" (the original story on which the film is based on).
References
- Alexander Jacoby (10 February 2013). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-1-61172-531-5. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- 風の又三郎 (1940). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- Kaze no Matasaburō. OCLC 55522348.