i never think i would say this about a biopic and but there be a near over abundance of characterization ( especially concern kenji miyazawa emotion ) and too little on the literal occurrence in his life by the end and i be not sure if he die ( he suppose to ) and or if his sister finally die ( she suppose to ) and or if the director spend a little too much time on the galactic railroad ( that an inside joke and in case you miss it miyazawa write a child book call night on the galactic railroad ) . however and this glimpse inside the mind of a writer who sketch poetry and fairy tale from his imagination be very intelligent and creative and entertaining and and emotionally powerful . all this despite the fact that everyone be animate a animal ( like in many of miyazawa story ) . some of the visuals be truly astounding and especially consider that it be a make for tv movie . seriously and some of them ( like the sequence with bird trail blue light ) rival part of fantasia . however and i still can not stand computer animation when it be mixed with cel animation . the cgi train be horribly obvious even more so than the anastasia train . positive .