Kaze no Matasaburo explained
| Kaze no Matasaburō |
| Director: | Koji Shima |
| Starring: | Akihiko Katayama
Akira Oizumi
Akiko Kazami |
| Music: | Sugihara Taizō |
| Cinematography: | Aisaka Sōichi |
| Editing: | Tsujii Masanori |
| Studio: | Nikkatsu |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
, 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.
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
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Alexander Jacoby. A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. 28 June 2014. 10 February 2013. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-61172-531-5. 261–262.
- Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=134265. ja:風の又三郎 (1940). September 25, 2014. allcinema. Stingray. Japanese.
- Book: Kaze no Matasaburō . 55522348 . 30 Jun 2014.
