On vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is imprisoned and accused of embezzlement.
Direction
Shimizu's observational style — no melodrama, just life breathing.
Cinematography
Wind-swept landscapes that mirror a child's turbulent inner world.
Acting
Child performances so natural you'll forget it's 1937.
Director
Hiroshi Shimizu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shimizu filmed in Izu using real village children, capturing authentic 1930s rural Japan before industrialization erased it.
The 'wind' isn't just weather — it's the invisible forces of economic collapse and social shame blowing through pre-war Japan.
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