Kaze no Matasaburo

, in English Matasaburo of the Wind, is a 1940 Japanese fantasy children's drama film directed by Koji Shima, 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.

Cast

• Akihiko Katayama as Saburo Takada
• Akira Oizumi as Ichiro (Koichi)
• Akiko Kazami
• RyÅ«ji 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).

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