, in English ''Matasaburo of the Wind'', is a 1940 Japanese
fantasy family 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 sprite.
Cast
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Akihiko Katayama
Akihiko (written: 昭彦, 明彦, 彰彦 or 聡彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese mixed martial artist
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese engineer and astronaut
*, Japanese actor and voice actor
* ...
as Saburo Takada
*
Akira Oizumi
Akira may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Akira'' (franchise), a Japanese cyberpunk franchise
** ''Akira'' (manga), a 1980s cyberpunk manga by Katsuhiro Otomo
** ''Akira'' (1988 film), an anime film adaptation of the manga
** ''Akira'' (vide ...
as Ichiro (Koichi)
*
Akiko Kazami
*
Ryūji Kita
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 280 films from 1937 to 1972.
Career
Kita started out in the film industry in the scenario department at the Shochiku studios, but moved to Nikkatsu in 1937 and made his acting debut in Tomu Uchida ...
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Hiroshi Hayashi
is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi.
Possible writings
Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*浩, "meaning"
*汎
*弘,
*宏,
*寛,
*洋,
*博,
*博一,
*博司,
...
as Grandfather of Ichiro
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Bontaro Miake
See also
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Kenji Miyazawa
* – short story by Kenji Miyazawa
References
External links
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1940s Japanese films
Nikkatsu films
Films based on Japanese novels
1940 films
Japanese black-and-white films
1940s Japanese-language films
Films based on short fiction
Films based on works by Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese fantasy drama films
1940s fantasy drama films
1940 drama films
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