Animation ·Fantasy · Japan · 1983 · 24m

Rain Boy

雨ふり小僧

Rain Boy poster
Director
Masateru YoshimuraOsamu Tezuka
Cast
Junko Hori as Rain Boy (voice) Satomi Majima as Mouta (voice) Daisuke Gori as Bancho (voice) Ichiro Nagai as Azuki-arai (voice) Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Mota (adult, voice) Show Hayami as Mota (teen, voice)
Crew
Kazuo Inoue — Editor Masateru Yoshimura — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Masateru Yoshimura Director Osamu Tezuka Director Kazuo Inoue Editor Masateru Yoshimura Screenplay
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