Spring and Chaos (1996)
December 14, 1996Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Shirō Sano
Kenji Miyazawa
Mariko Kouda
Toshi
Chikao Ohtsuka
Kenji's father
Victor Chin
Farmer
Akane Tomonnaga
Seito
Shoji Kawamori
Director
Hiroshi Isobe
Kana
Stu Levy
Director
Keiichi Fujimura
Peasant A
Kenji Miyazawa
Writer
Naoko Hirai
Kuni
Kazuchika Kise
Key Animation
Atsumi Tashiro
Producer
Shang Shang Typhoon
Composer
Toshiyuki Tsuru
Key Animation
Hajime Noguchi
Cinematography
Hinoshi Ono
Background Designer
Kazuto Nakazawa
Key Animation
Ichiro Itano
Key Animation
Shiho Takeuchi
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Key Animation
Shinji Nasu
CGI Director
Takahiro Kishida
Animation Director / Character Designer
Tsuneo Maeda
CGI Director
Hiroko Kazui
Key Animation
Norio Matsumoto
Key Animation
Hideaki Shimada
Key Animation
Hidenori Matsubara
Key Animation
Haruo Oogawara
Key Animation
Masahiko Kubo
Key Animation
Akiharu Ishii
Key Animation
Hirofumi Suzuki
Key Animation
Asami Endo
Key Animation
Toshiko Baba
Key Animation
Kahoru Hirata
Key Animation
Miyoko Ichinose
Color Designer
Tokuyuki Matsutake
Key Animation
Emi Kitahara
Background Designer
Kumiko Ono
Background Designer
Takuya Saito
Key Animation
Kiyomi Enomoto
Background Designer
Kôdai Iwata
Key Animation
Masahiro Kubota
Background Designer
Koji Hirama
Key Animation
Takahiro Umehara
Key Animation
Maki Fujita
Key Animation
Yasutaka Hanabusa
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Takeda
Key Animation
Hiroki Kawazoe
Key Animation
Tsuneo Wakabayashi
Key Animation
Yoshiko Konno
Key Animation
Toshiki Yoshida
Key Animation
Michio Ito
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Hirota
Background Designer
Akemi Arai
Background Designer
Kaoru Narasima
Background Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1996
Original Nameイーハトーブ幻想 Kenjiの春
StatusReleased
Running Time56m
Genres
Wiki.
Spring and Chaos (イーハトーブ幻想 Kenjiの春, Īhatōbu Gensō Kenji no Haru, lit, Ihatov Fantasy: Kenji's Spring) is a 1996 Japanese anime television special inspired by the life of poet Kenji Miyazawa, released in Japan to mark the 100th anniversary of Miyazawa's birth. It was directed by Shoji Kawamori. It was released in North America by Tokyopop. Miyazawa and the other characters in the program are depicted as cats, similar to the anime adaptation of Miyazawa's story Night on the Galactic Railroad.
The North American title Spring and Chaos derives from the title of Miyazawa's poetry collection Spring and Asura (Haru to Shura), the title poem of which is recited in part in the program. The "Ihatov" in the Japanese title is a setting in a number of Miyazawa's works; it is the word Miyazawa created in Esperanto for his place of residence, Japan's Iwate Prefecture.
