The Boy Who Saw the Wind (風を見た少年)

Come again.

Thanks!

The silly fools!

People can't fly!

You're the fool. Once upon a time they did.

No way! How could they do that?!

These two flew.

They were friends whose souls flew farther than we ever will.

The girl went to the south seas where the dolphins are, and the boy...

...there he is!

Come again!

I'II have these.

Not many out for Midwinter Festival.

No.

They're the only ones doing well these days.

The Gold Snake Brigade!

Over here, Myryu!

Hey!

Hey!

Here, Myryu!

Jump!

It's over here!

Here!

Get it!

Myryu?

Myryu!

Amon!

Myryu!

Dad! We can't leave Myryu!

Did you...

Yes. I burned it all.

Those fiends won't have it.

We're almost at the border, Amon. They've got bears and caribou there.

Myryu, too?

No, but there's lots of other animals.

And a beautiful river, where salmon come in the fall.

And a hill where blueberries grow...

Amon!

Promise me you'II never show your 'light-play' to anyone.

Why?

You OK?

Yes!

How's Dr Fritz?

Sir! He died at 1802 hours, sir!

He was a genius! Your orders were to take him alive!

Was there a boy with them?

He's over there.

He's safe?

Yes. He's not hurt at all.

Amon!

Miss Lucia...

Up we go!

Dad...

No hope.

If she gets better, can I keep her?

How did you do that?!

Stop it, Myryu!

Hey! Wait, Myryu!

We're ready, Doctor.

Amon, do your light-play.

Sure!

Are you all right?

Are you hurt?

No, I'm OK.

Doctor!

Doctor!

It worked! The energy level exceeded the target value!

Thank you, Amon! That was excellent!

What's wrong, Amon?

The kids at school say I'm strange because I can talk to animals.

You're not strange.

But I can't talk to animals, and neither can the kids at school.

So they think no one should be able to.

Congratulations, Doctor. I'm told you've found a new form of energy.

Dr Fritz ignored my order to make a weapon using the new energy.

He destroyed his data, and attempted to flee into exile.

But he had a talented assistant there through all this research.

Loyal to my orders, she has secretly kept his data.

Lucia...

Only you can continue Dr Fritz's research.

I appoint you our nation's Minister of Science.

Thank you very much.

Amon!

Amon!

Dad?

Complete the particle bomb...

...so I may restore the Empire of the Gold Dragon and rule the world!

Dad!

Dad! It's you, isn't it?

I'm sorry. Your mother and father are dead.

You sound so much like him...

Now you must live alone.

But I'm going to stay with Miss Lucia!

Amon... you must not let them use the power you have.

Power?

One day you'll understand.

Look around you. You can see the wind, can't you?

The wind?

Close your eyes, and listen carefully to its sound.

Can you hear?

Yes...it's like it's singing!

Set yourself free.

Look! The golden breeze of the ancient Wind Folk!

Amon!

Relax your body! See the wind!

You can fly! Spread your arms.

Don't fight it! Ride the wind!

You must be hungry. You've slept for three days.

A naked bear from out of the sky! I am Urs, ruler of Heart Island.

Did you bring me here?

Can you fly?

I don't know. But a gold eagle said I could.

Look.

The Wind Folk painted those.

They spoke with the animals and flew with the birds.

One of their flautists lost that.

I shouldn't have got my hopes up.

How many eons has it been since I saw one of the Wind Folk?

The Wind Folk? Me?

Only one of the Wind Folk could play that.

You keep it.

We celebrate the birth of the new Empire of the Gold Dragon!

That they could fly was proof they were truly free.

The Wind Folk were content with enough food for the day.

They didn't own things, or save them.

But one day...

...one youth decided to keep all the berries for himself.

He loaded his pockets so full he could barely fly.

Then the others started doing the same thing...

...and soon not one of the naked bears could fly any more.

Having abandoned flight, they came to a miserable end.

Pockets full of berries weren't enough. They began to steal from one another.

Then came an armed race calling itself the People of the Gold Dragon.

To the south! The Great White Snake calls for blood!

Neither the bears nor the Wind Folk had weapons. We were helpless.

They made a kingdom of this land, and waged war throughout the world...

...to make its riches their own.

But those who live by the sword die by it.

At the height of the kingdom, the Bow People came from the south.

The People of the Gold Dragon were killed, and their treasure looted.

That's terrible!

It couldn't be helped. You naked bears are like that.

But nothing would have happened if the Wind Folk had stayed as they were.

But the Wind Folk were gone.

What is it?

What are you doing?

I want to fly.

I can see the wind.

Don't be stupid!

Stop!

Come down! The Wind Folk can't fly once the sun is down!

What?!

'Over the wide blue sea...

'...echoes the sound of the gong...'

Peena! Where are you going?

Go on ahead, Mother.

Peena!

Um...

I'm sorry!

Where am I?

Uh-oh...

Mother!

Don't try to move. You were half-dead!

You're not from around here. You're too pale. Have you come far?

Where are your parents?

Stop hanging around and get dinner started!

There's three of us today.

You can stay here if you don't have anywhere to go.

But you'll have to earn your keep. We don't have a man around here.

Men here work on the zabi boats.

'Zabi'?

Buck up, me lad.

Buck up, me lad.

Well done, lads!

Who hasn't got any yet?

Why is ours so small?

What?

Look, Maria! They're just the same! Stop complaining!

The same?

Then trade me for yours!

Good for you!

Go get him!

Wow!

Aren't you hungry?

Don't you like it? We don't have this very often.

Well... I wasn't much help on the boat and all...

It was your first day! Don't worry about it!

But...

...the poor zabi...

Ow!

Mother!

Don't be stupid!

If we don't eat it, we starve!

The zabi is a gift to us from the God of the Sea.

It's bad luck not to eat it all!

Not to eat it is disrespect for the zabi!

A zabi killed my father and brother with its tail.

If we don't eat it, they can't go to heaven.

But they say in heaven we swim with the zabis. They're our friends.

Ow!