A lonely kid who lives in the countryside meets a strange boy who has a ragged umbrella over his head and there is always rain pouring over him. The rain boy is dazzled by the other kid's boots and offers three wishes in exchange for them.
Junko Hori
Rain Boy (voice)
Satomi Majima
Mouta (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Bancho (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Azuki-arai (voice)
Kiyoshi Kawakubo
Mota (adult, voice)
Show Hayami
Mota (teen, voice)
Takeshi Aono
Father (voice)
Yuri Nashiwa
Mother (voice)
Bin Shimada
Runa Akiyama
Rain Boy is a animation, fantasy film released in 1983 exploring themes of short film. Directed by Masateru Yoshimura, it stars Junko Hori, Satomi Majima, Daisuke Gori. A lonely kid who lives in the countryside meets a strange boy who has a ragged umbrella over his head and there is always rain pouring over him. The rain boy is dazzled by the other kid's boots and offers three wishes in exchange for them.
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