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Matasaburo the Wind Boy

Matasaburo the Wind Boy

19881.00h 30m

Overview

A foreign transfer student from the city arrives one day in a Japanese country town. Enchanted by his air of mystery, his classmates nickname him "Matasaburou the Wind Imp" after a local legend. Eventually they become friends and spend many days playing in the countryside. One windy day, Matasaburou returns to the city, leaving his classmates to speculate that he really was Matasaburou the Wind Imp and that he flew away on the wind.

Directed by Rintaro
Written by Kenji Miyazawa, Rintaro
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Top Cast

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Saburo Takada (voice)

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Atsushi Gamou

Ichiro (voice)

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Kazuhiro Kamifuji

Kasuke (voice)

Masato Hirano

Masato Hirano

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Tatsuhiko Nakamura

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Tatsuhiko Urahata

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C. W. Nicol

Narrator

About Matasaburo the Wind Boy

Matasaburo the Wind Boy is a family, animation, fantasy film released in 1988. Directed by Rintaro, it stars Mayumi Tanaka, Atsushi Gamou, Kazuhiro Kamifuji. A foreign transfer student from the city arrives one day in a Japanese country town. Enchanted by his air of mystery, his classmates nickname him "Matasaburou the Wind Imp" after a local legend. Eventually they become friends and spend many days playing in the countryside. One windy day, Matasaburou returns to the city, leaving his classmates to speculate that he really was Matasaburou the Wind Imp and that he flew away on the wind.

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