Kaze no Matasaburo

Kaze no Matasaburō, 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
Akiko Kazami
Ryūji Kita
Hiroshi Hayashi as Grandfather of Ichiro
Bontaro Miake