Ihatov Gensou: Kenji no Haru  

Kenji`s Spring, Spring and Chaos, Весна і хаос, Весна Кенджі, Весна Кэндзи, イーハトーブ幻想 Kenjiの春, Kenji's Spring

A unique biographical sketch of the life of the great modern Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, Spring and Chaos is a highly stylized and intense film that draws on Miyazawas writing techniques to tell his life story. Miyazawa often used animals as the main characters in his stories and poems, and it is this technique that allows director Shoji Kawamori to recreate Miyazawas fanciful land of Ihatov and use it as the backdrop for Miyazawas life. Beautiful and affecting, Spring and Chaos is a fitting tribute to one of Japans greatest writers.(Source: Rotten Tomatoes)