Set in the beginning of the 20th century Japan, the film follows the bright and eccentric Kenji from his late student years through his adulthood. Kenji suffers the tragedy of being an artist whose art isn't recognized during his lifetime. Based on the life of the author Kenji Miyazawa, the film depicts his brief but intense existence.
Cast
Crew
Shoji Kawamori
Director, Screenplay
Hajime Noguchi
Cinematography
Takahiro Kishida
Animation Director, Character Designer
Tsuneo Wakabayashi
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Tsuru
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Key Animation
Yasutaka Hanabusa
Key Animation
Hiroki Kawazoe
Key Animation
Tokuyuki Matsutake
Key Animation
Michio Ito
Key Animation
Masahiko Kubo
Key Animation
Toshiki Yoshida
Key Animation
Takahiro Umehara
Key Animation
Toshiko Baba
Key Animation
Kazuto Nakazawa
Key Animation
Hidenori Matsubara
Key Animation
Akiharu Ishii
Key Animation
Kôdai Iwata
Key Animation
Koji Hirama
Key Animation
Haruo Ogawara
Key Animation
Ichiro Itano
Key Animation
Norio Matsumoto
Key Animation
Yoshiko Konno
Key Animation
Takuya Saito
Key Animation
Kahoru Hirata
Key Animation
Hiroko Kazui
Key Animation
Hirofumi Suzuki
Key Animation
Shiho Takeuchi
Key Animation
Maki Fujita
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Takeda
Key Animation
Kazuchika Kise
Key Animation
Hideaki Shimada
Key Animation
Asami Endo
Key Animation
Atsumi Tashiro
Sound Director
Shinji Nasu
CGI Director
Tsuneo Maeda
CGI Director
Shang Shang Typhoon
Music
Kenji Miyazawa
Original Story
Kumiko Ono
Background Designer
Kiyomi Enomoto
Background Designer
Akemi Arai
Background Designer
Yoshihiro Hirota
Background Designer
Masahiro Kubota
Background Designer
Hinoshi Ono
Background Designer
Kaoru Narasima
Background Designer
Emi Kitahara
Background Designer
Miyoko Ichinose
Color Designer
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