Kaze no Matasaburo
1940 Japanese film
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Kaze no Matasaburō (Japanese: 風の又三郎), also known in English as 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.
Directed byKoji Shima
Written byNagami Ryūzō
Ike Shintarō
Ike Shintarō
Based on
StarringAkihiko Katayama
Akira Oizumi
Akiko Kazami
Akira Oizumi
Akiko Kazami
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| Directed by | Koji Shima |
| Written by | Nagami Ryūzō Ike Shintarō |
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| Starring | Akihiko Katayama Akira Oizumi Akiko Kazami |
| Cinematography | Sōichi Aisaka |
| Edited by | Masanori Tsujii |
| Music by | Taizō Sugihara |
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Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
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
- Full text of an English translation of "Matasaburo of the Wind" (the original story on which the film is based on).
