Summaries

This movie depicts the life of the Japanese author Kenji Miyazawa, while incorporating CG animations to evoke the characters from his novels.

This is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family's interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.

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Genres
  • Drama
Release date Oct 18, 1996
Countries of origin Japan
Language Japanese
Production companies Asahi Shimbun Higashi Nihon House Megasoft

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Runtime 1h 51m
Color Color
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