Tales of Kenji Miyazawa, Part 2
How about more stories?
Three more from Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa, translated by John Bester.
To listen, click the “play” arrow at the bottom of the player below. The gray bars above the time code indicate different sections and stories. Click them to jump to any position in the audio.
Contents
00:00 – Introduction
01:36 – The Red Blanket
18:43 – The Police Chief
28:47 – Gorsch the Cellist
There's a movie! Gauche the Cellist
You may know Studio Ghibli, the famous Japanese animation company founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. A few years before founding the studio, Takahata made a one-hour version of Miyazawa’s tale—much loved in Japan, rarely seen in the US.
I found a place to stream it!
Ohmagosh. It’s gorgeous. It’s painterly. It cares about music and character and story.
Music credits
Opening theme
Suki Kasih, by In This World
Red Blanket theme
Dojo Tradition, by In This World
Police Chief theme
Shrine, by In This World
Gorsch the Cellist theme
The Merry Master of a Coach, From the Studio Ghibli film, Gauche the Cellist
Outro
Siwa Oasis, by In This World
Poems by Gregory Orr
Maybe I could read you some poems?
Here are selections from Concerning the book that is the body of the beloved, by Gregory Orr.
To listen, click the “play” arrow at the bottom of the players below. Hold the cursor to see a series of short gray bars, one for each poem. Click them to jump to any position in the audio.
Music credits
Opening and ending theme
Photos of our lives, by Kit Keenlyside
Section 2 theme
102F, by Dario Benedetti
Section 3 theme
Tramp’s Dance, by Dario Benedetti
Section4 theme
Night Jam, by Federico Ferrandina
Tales of Kenji Miyazawa, Part 1
Maybe I could read you some stories?
Here are three from Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa, translated by John Bester.
To listen, click the “play” arrow at the bottom of the player below. The gray bars above the time code indicate different sections and stories. Click them to jump to any position in the audio.
Contents
00:00 – Introducing the tales of Kenji Miyazawa
01:43 – The first deer dance
19:59 – Wildcat and the acorns
39:34 – The bears of Nametoko
Music credits
Opening theme
Suki Kasih, by In This World
Wildcat’s theme
Siwa Oasis, by In This World
Bears theme
Music recorded at a performance of Noh theater