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Îhatôbu gensô: KENjI no haru

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • 55m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
333
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Îhatôbu gensô: KENjI no haru (1996)
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The story of Kenji Miyazawa, the beloved Japanese poet, who also wrote Night on the Galactic Railroad.The story of Kenji Miyazawa, the beloved Japanese poet, who also wrote Night on the Galactic Railroad.The story of Kenji Miyazawa, the beloved Japanese poet, who also wrote Night on the Galactic Railroad.

  • Directors
    • Shôji Kawamori
    • Stuart J. Levy
  • Writers
    • Shôji Kawamori
    • Kenji Miyazawa
  • Stars
    • Shirô Sano
    • Mariko Kôda
    • Chikao Ôtsuka
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    333
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Shôji Kawamori
      • Stuart J. Levy
    • Writers
      • Shôji Kawamori
      • Kenji Miyazawa
    • Stars
      • Shirô Sano
      • Mariko Kôda
      • Chikao Ôtsuka
    • 6User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Shirô Sano
    Shirô Sano
    • Kenji Miyazawa
    Mariko Kôda
    • Toshi
    • (as Mariko Kouda)
    Chikao Ôtsuka
    Chikao Ôtsuka
    • Kenji's father
    • (as Chikao Ohtsuka)
    Victor Chin
    • Farmer
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Kirk Durham
    • Tetsuo
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Janathan Funk
    • Teikichi
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Susan Isaacs
    Susan Isaacs
    • Farmer, Kuni
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Susan Jaget
    • Kenji's Mother
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ron Jaxson
    • Kenji
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Wendell Kimsell
    • Kenji's Father
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    James Klein
    • Chusaku, Student
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Neil Maclean
    • Farmer, Student
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Herb Mendelson
    • Kanai
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Elissa Sarna
    • Toshi
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ronald Scovil Jr.
    • Farmer
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Heather Smith
    • Student
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Jenny Subjack
    • Farmer, Ryota, Student, Taka
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Karen Vered
    • Intro Narration
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Shôji Kawamori
      • Stuart J. Levy
    • Writers
      • Shôji Kawamori
      • Kenji Miyazawa(poem)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Connections
      References Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

    User reviews6

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    10/10
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    I'll make this brief. This was a joy to watch. It may or may not have been more effective if the characters had resembled their real life counterparts, but aside from this minor observation I found the fantasy animal characters to be most enjoyable. The visuals were most stunning except for the second-rate CG scenes, which could have been left out. I dislike computer generated animation anyways, it defeats the purpose of a biopic such as this one. Watch it, you will appreciate it too!
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    • squarefanatic
    • Sep 28, 2003

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 1996 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • TOKYOPOP (United States)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Spring and Chaos
    • Production company
      • Group TAC (I)
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    • Runtime
      55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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