How does Rain Boy end?

In the final act ("Exchange and Aftermath"): The boots are traded for the promise of three wishes. Both characters part ways, leaving the story on a note of open-ended possibility.

Rain Boy (1983) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Rain Boy
Genre: animation, fantasy
Released: 1983
Rating: 7.2

Plot Analysis Summary

A lonely countryside kid encounters a supernatural boy and trades his boots for three wishes.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Isolation in the Fields

The Anomaly Arrives

Fascination and Offer

Exchange and Aftermath

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.

Directed by

Masateru Yoshimura, Osamu Tezuka

Key Cast

Junko Hori — Rain Boy (voice)
Satomi Majima — Mouta (voice)
Daisuke Gori — Bancho (voice)
Ichiro Nagai — Azuki-arai (voice)
Kiyoshi Kawakubo — Mota (adult, voice)

Rating: 7.2/10 (5 votes)