Ihat�bu gens�, Kenji no haru (Spring and Chaos: The Life Story of Kenji Miyazawa) (2001)

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Release Date: Dec 14, 1996 Wide

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The story of Kenji Miyazawa, the beloved Japanese poet, who also wrote Night on the Galactic Railroad.

Unrated, 1 hr. 7 min.

Drama, Television, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Special Interest

Directed By: Sh�ji Kawamori

In Theaters: Dec 14, 1996 Wide

On DVD: May 29, 2001

Tokyopop

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Spring and Chaos is the hyper-impressionistic, narratively disjointed, and wildly spaced-out biopic of Kenji Miyazawa, revered Japanese poet and children's author. The plot, strung out haphazardly among a series of not-necessarily-chronological vignettes, is rather incomprehensible unless payed very close attention to.

April 21, 2011

Alex Hiatt

This is the story of one of the greatest poets of Japanese history, Kenji Miyazawa. He lived a life of tragedy with the death of his little sister and also with a family that didn't quite understand him. He was before his time and lived with a mind that was almost on the verge of genius. I found the story to be slow,

July 8, 2010

Mariah Canfield-Jones