Kaze no Matasaburou

Synopsis

This film recounts Miyazawa's story of a foreign transfer student from the city who 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. This OVA is full of bright, clean colors based on a white background, the figures being drawn using swatches of what resemble more than anything cardboard cut-outs. It is directed by Mushi Pro veteran Rin Taro, whose patented storybook style replete with bold angles, striking compositions and artistic sound effects is in full array here.