A poet who starved for his art while feeding the world with words.
A biographical drama depicting the life full of love and suffering of the writer and poet Kenji Miyazawa, who celebrated his 100th birthday in 1996.
Acting
Hiroshi Mikami's physical frailty as Kenji is devastating.
Cinematography
Rural Iwate landscapes that mirror the poetry's cosmic longing.
Writing
Weaves actual poems into dialogue without pretension.
Director
Seijiro Koyama
Hiroshi Mikami
Kenji Miyazawa
Miki Sakai
Toshi Miyazawa
Shinobu Nakayama
Chie Ito
Riho Makise
Tsuyu Takase
Kaoru Yachigusa
Iti Miyazawa
Tatsuya Nakadai
Seijiro Miyazawa
Yoshiki Arizono
Shigeo Kobayashi
Kanai Hosaka
Gin Maeda
Kimiko's Father
Shirô Namiki
Suzuki
Toshinori Omi
Fujiwara
Junkichi Orimoto
priest
Miyako Yamaguchi
Kimiko's mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released for Kenji's centennial, the film revived interest in his Buddhist-scientific fusion philosophy that influenced Studio Ghibli's Takahata.
Tatsuya Nakadai, playing Kenji's father, was 64—only 27 years older than Mikami despite the generational gap required.
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