Kenji Miyazawa

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Kenji Miyazawa

Writing August 27, 1896

Hanamakikawaguchi, Iwate, Japan [now Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan]

Kenji Miyazawa was a poet and author of novelist in early Showa period Japan. Many of his children's works, that appear superficially to be light or humorous, contain stories inte…

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Night on the Galactic Railroad

Night on the Galactic Railroad

7.1 1985 Movie
Gauche the Cellist

Gauche the Cellist

7.2 1982 Movie
The Restaurant of Many Orders

The Restaurant of Many Orders

6.4 1991 Movie
The Life of Budori Gusuko

The Life of Budori Gusuko

6.5 2012 Movie
Monsters Club

Monsters Club

6.0 2011 Movie
Spring and Chaos

Spring and Chaos

7.5 1996 Movie
The Night of Taneyamagahara

The Night of Taneyamagahara

5.1 2006 Movie
Bungo: Stories of Desire

Bungo: Stories of Desire

6.5 2012 Movie
The Celestial Railroad

The Celestial Railroad

6.8 2006 Movie
Matasaburou of the Wind

Matasaburou of the Wind

6.4 2016 Movie
The Bear Hunter

The Bear Hunter

2019 Movie
The Bicycle Thief Was Bad

The Bicycle Thief Was Bad

5.0 2006 Movie

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Kenji Miyazawa was a poet and author of novelist in early Showa period Japan. Many of his children's works, that appear superficially to be light or humorous, contain stories intended for moral education of the reader. A number of his children's stories have been adapted into animated movies in Japan.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Signal and Signaless

    Movie Original Story

  2. 2019
    The Bear Hunter

    Movie Book

  3. 2016
    Matasaburou of the Wind

    Movie Creator

  4. 2013
    The Nighthawk Star

    Movie Original Story

  5. 2012
    Bungo: Stories of Desire

    Movie Original Story

  6. 2012
    Yodaka's Star

    Movie Novel

  7. 2012
    The Life of Budori Gusuko

    Movie Novel

  8. 2011
    Monsters Club

    Movie Poem

  9. 2006
    The Bicycle Thief Was Bad

    Movie Poem

  10. 2006
    The Night of Taneyamagahara

    Movie Author

  11. 2006
    The Celestial Railroad

    Movie Original Story

  12. 2003
    Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Matasaburo the Wind Imp

    Movie Story

  13. 2002
    The Restaurant of Many Orders

    Movie Original Story

  14. 1998
    Gauche the Cellist

    Movie Original Story

  15. 1996
    Spring and Chaos

    Movie Original Story

  16. 1996
    The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

    Movie Original Story

More credits
  1. 1996
    Kenji's Trunk

    Movie Original Story

  2. 1996
    The Cat Office

    Movie Original Story

  3. 1996
    Twin Stars

    Movie Short Story

  4. 1994
    The Life of Guskou Budori

    Movie Novel

  5. 1994
    Yukiwatari

    Movie Writer

  6. 1993
    The Restaurant of Many Orders

    Movie Writer

  7. 1991
    The Restaurant of Many Orders

    Movie Original Story

  8. 1989
    Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape

    Movie Novel

  9. 1988
    The Acorns and the Wildcat

    Movie Author

  10. 1988
    Matasaburo the Wind Boy

    Movie Author

  11. 1985
    Night on the Galactic Railroad

    Movie Novel

  12. 1982
    Gauche the Cellist

    Movie Short Story

  13. 1963
    Gauche the Cellist

    Movie Writer

  14. 1958
    Ame nimomakezu

    Movie Poem

  15. 1958
    The Restaurant of Many Orders

    Movie Writer

  16. 1940
    Kaze no Matasaburô

    Movie Novel

  17. —
    十力の金剛石

    Movie Writer