Overview
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
- Shiro Sano as Kenji Miyazawa
- Mariko Kouda as Toshi
- Chikao Ohtsuka as Kenji's father
- Keiichi Fujimura as Peasant A
- Hiroshi Isobe as Kana
- Victor Chin as Farmer
- Akane Tomonnaga as Seito
- Naoko Hirai as Kuni