Kenji Miyazawa

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1896-08-27

Deathday 1933-09-21 (37 years old)

Place of Birth Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As 宮沢 賢治, 宮澤賢治

Kenji Miyazawa

Biography

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.

Known For

Writer

2019
2013
The Nighthawk Star

as Original Story

2012
Bungo: Stories of Desire

as Original Story

2012
Yodaka's Star

as Novel

2006
The Celestial Railroad

as Original Story

2002
1996
The Cat Office

as Original Story

1996
Spring and Chaos

as Original Story

1991
1982
Gauche the Cellist

as Short Story

1982
1963
1940

Crew

Director

1996
Twin Stars

as Director