Kaze no Matasaburô - Garasu no manto

Mar 11 1989 N/A 1h 47m
Drama, Fantasy

Karin has lived alone in a secluded mountain village with her consumptive mother since her father died. Her worried grandfather advises her to send her mother to a sanatorium and be adopted by him, although she refuses to accept. On the Buddhist All Soul’s Day Festival in August, a messenger from her grandfather pays a sudden visit to her house.

Plot

This beautiful tale is set in a small mountain village in the early 1920s. Fatherless Karin, who lives alone with her ailing mother, meets and befriends Saburo Takada, nicknamed "Mata Saburo of Wind". She and her classmates gradually realize that he has superhuman powers, and he becomes her protector. Escaping horses, attacked fish, the restoration of hearing in a deaf ear, and other astounding incidents divide the student into two opposing groups.

Written by

Shun'ya Itô, Kenji Miyazawa, Tomomi Tsutsui

Directed by

Shun'ya Itô

Cast

Toshiyuki Amagasa, Fumi Dan, Misato Hayase

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toshiba Agency, Nippon Herald Films, The Asahi Shimbun

Languages

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
23
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA