Untama Giruu

Producers:	Masuda Tsuuji Yamada Akiyoshi
Director:	Takamine Tsuyoshi
Writer:	Takamine Tsuyoshi
Photo:	Tamura Masaki
Music:	Ueno Kouji
Other:	Kishiura Shuuichi ... wire operator
Cast:	Kobayashi kaoru ... Giruu Togawa Jun ... Chiruu (Giruu's sister) Taira Susumu Hazama Yoshiko Aoyama Chikako ... Marei Edie Miyazato Eikou Teruya Rinsuke Oogimi Kotarou John Sayles ... Kamajisaa the High Commissioner Taira Tomi Yoshida Taeko Akamine Naomi Teruya Masao Tamaki Mitsuru Great Uno Nagumo Yuusuke Maeda Kouzaburou Iraba Akira Hanashiro Mitsuko Kamiya Yoshitake Urazaki Masakatsu Maeri Shigeo Katsu-chan Kategari Rinshou Kitamura Saburou
Plot:	In the full moon night, Giruu a poor worker asked a young woman named Marei to go a festival. Nishibaru, who is a protector of Marei, knew it. He turned her into a pig, and accused Giruu of arson unjustly. Giruu run away into the woods called Untama in accordance with his sister Chiruu's fortunetelling. Giruu met with the spirit named Gijimunaa. Gijimunaa taught Giruu the sky walking magic because Giruu had helped Gijimunaa's son. Giruu called himself Untama Giruu. He became a housebreaker and gave poor people stolen goods. People admired Untama Giruu and put a play about him on the stage. Giruu himself appered there and showed his sky walking magic. But a spear which Nishibaru threw hit Giruu's forehead.
Keyword:	Metamorphesis, Okinawan Folklore, Plant Spirit
Video:	Pony Canyon, PCVP30210, 14800 yen