Kaze no Matasaburo
Kaze no Matasaburō (風の又三郎, Kaze no Matasaburō ("Mataburo of the Cold")) is a 1940 Japanese fantasy family 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 |
| Music by | Sugihara Taizō |
| Cinematography | Aisaka Sōichi |
| Edited by | Tsujii Masanori |
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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 sprite.[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
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. 1989–1990. 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". Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.
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