It is based on a short story of the same name by Kenji Miyazawa.This was a personal film for director Oga, as he cited how he was inspired after reading a collection of Miyazawa's works after working on Princess Mononoke (1997). A special screening was held from February 2 to 7, 2010 during A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Painted Totoro's Forest at the Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art.
This is based on a short story by Kenji Miyazawa.This was a personal film for director Oga, who drew inspiration after reading Miyazawa's works following his involvement in Princess Mononoke (1997). A special screening took place from February 2 to 7, 2010 as part of an exhibition at the Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art.