Rain Boy

1983 0h 24m JA

👍

7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 5

AnimationFantasy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

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)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masateru Yoshimura
Writers: Masateru Yoshimura, Masateru Yoshimura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

ERA

Did you know

43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Kazuo Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Junko Hori and Satomi Majima and Daisuke Gori carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt3916524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masateru Yoshimura directs. Kazuo Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Kazuo Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Junko Hori and Satomi Majima and Daisuke Gori carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3916524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.