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.
佐野史郎
as Kenji Miyazawa
國府田マリ子
as Toshi
大塚周夫
as Kenji's father
藤村恵一
as Peasant A
Hiroshi Isobe
as Kana
Victor Chin
as Farmer
Akane Tomonnaga
as Seito
Naoko Hirai
as Kuni
