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Kenji Miyazawa(1896-1933)

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  • Soundtrack
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Kenji Miyazawa was born on 27 August 1896 in Iwate, Japan. He was a writer, known for From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), Kaze no Matasaburô (1940) and Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô (2012). He died on 21 September 1933 in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan.
BornAugust 27, 1896
DiedSeptember 21, 1933(37)
BornAugust 27, 1896
DiedSeptember 21, 1933(37)
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Known for

From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
From Up on Poppy Hill
7.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 2011
Kaze no Matasaburô (1940)
Kaze no Matasaburô
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1940
Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô (2012)
Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô
5.2
  • Writer
  • 2012
Michi no oku - yodaka no hoshi
5.0
  • Writer
  • 2012

Credits

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Writer

  • The Bear Hunter (2019)
    The Bear Hunter
    Short
    • story
    • 2019
  • Kaze no Matasaburô (2016)
    Kaze no Matasaburô
    6.1
    Short
    • short story
    • 2016
  • The Nighthawk Star (2013)
    The Nighthawk Star
    5.4
    Short
    • original story
    • 2013
  • Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô (2012)
    Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô
    5.2
    • based on the story by
    • 2012
  • Michi no oku - yodaka no hoshi
    5.0
    • based on the novel by
    • 2012
  • The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)
    The Life of Budori Gusuko
    5.4
    • based on the novel by
    • 2012
  • Ginga Tetsudô no Yoru: Fantasy Railroad in the Stars (2006)
    Ginga Tetsudô no Yoru: Fantasy Railroad in the Stars
    6.7
    • Writer
    • novel
    • 2006
  • The Night of Taneyamagahara (2006)
    The Night of Taneyamagahara
    5.9
    Video
    • play
    • 2006
  • Animated Tales of the World (2000)
    Animated Tales of the World
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 2003
  • Rôdoku kikô: Nippon no meisaku
    TV Series
    • short story
    • 2003
  • Gauche the Cellist
    Video
    • short story
    • 1997
  • Îhatôbu gensô: KENjI no haru (1996)
    Îhatôbu gensô: KENjI no haru
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • poem
    • 1996
  • Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari (1996)
    Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari
    5.4
    • life story
    • 1996
  • Miyazawa Kenji sono ai
    5.3
    • life story
    • 1996
  • Kenji's Trunk (1996)
    Kenji's Trunk
    • original work
    • 1996

Additional Crew

  • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
    From Up on Poppy Hill
    7.4
    • poem: "Seito Shokun ni Yoseru 'To My Students'"
    • 2011

Soundtrack

  • Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Hideji Ōtaki, Kôichi Satô, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kimiko Yo, Haruka Ayase, Takahiro Miura, and Mieko Harada in Dearest (2012)
    Dearest
    6.9
    • writer: "Hoshi meguri no uta"
    • 2012
  • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
    From Up on Poppy Hill
    7.4
    • Soundtrack ("Kon'iro no Uneri ga" (A Dark Blue Swell))
    • 2011
  • Gauche the Cellist (1982)
    Gauche the Cellist
    7.0
    • writer: "Hoshi meguri no uta"
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 27, 1896
    • Iwate, Japan
  • Died
    • September 21, 1933
    • Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan(pneumonia)

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    Brother of Seiroku Miyazawa.

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