A unique biographical sketch of the life of the great modern Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, Spring and Chaos is a highly stylized and intense film that draws on Miyazawa's writing techniques to tell his life story. Miyazawa often used animals as the main characters in his stories and poems, and it is this technique that allows director Shoji Kawamori to recreate Miyazawa's fanciful land of Ihatov and use it as the backdrop for Miyazawa's life. Beautiful and affecting, Spring and Chaos is a fitting tribute to one of Japan's greatest writers.
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Kenji Miyazawa
Main
Shirou Sano
JP voice
Chichi
Supporting
Chikao Ootsuka
JP voice
Toshi
Supporting
Mariko Kouda
JP voice
Seito
Supporting
Akane Tomonaga
JP voice
Taichi
Supporting
Shiho Niiyama
JP voice
Kenji Miyazawa
Original Creator
Shouji Kawamori
Director
Hidekazu Satou
Assistant Director
Takahiro Kishida
Character Design
Hiroshi Oono
Art Director
Ichirou Itano
Animation Director
Hidenori Matsubara
Animation Director
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A unique biographical sketch of the life of the great modern Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, Spring and Chaos is a highly stylized and intense film that draws on Miyazawa's writing techniques to tell his life story. Miyazawa often used animals as the main characters in his stories and poems, and it is this technique that allows director Shoji Kawamori to recreate Miyazawa's fanciful land of Ihatov and use it as the backdrop for Miyazawa's life. Beautiful and affecting, Spring and Chaos is a fitting tribute to one of Japan's greatest writers.
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