This is the second tale in the 'Tiger Books' collection series. A youngster encounters a solitary umbrella spirit clad in geta sandals. He vows to give the specter a pair of rain‑boots if it grants him three wishes. Yet, as he matures, the pledge slips from his memory entirely. One afternoon, recalling the phantom, he hurries back to that bridge in his hometown, to the Rain Boy… A tender, nostalgic local fantasy about a kind ghost and an abandoned vow for all time in ever today.
Tezuka Productions Japan