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The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)
Directed by Gisaburō Sugii
Drama, Animation, Fantasy · 1h 46m
The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusukō in the Tōhoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusukō is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Gusukō joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Gusukō from his home.
Cast
Shun Oguri
Budori Gusukō (voice)
Shioli Kutsuna
Neri Gusukō (voice)
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Kotori the Kidnapper (voice)
Tamiyo Kusakari
Budori's Mother (voice)
Hayashiya Shōzō IX
Redbeard (voice)
Ryūzō Hayashi
Budori's Father (voice)
Akira Emoto
Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
Houko Kuwashima
School Teacher (voice)
Kazue Komiya
Redbeard's Wife (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Silk Factory Owner (voice)
Koji Yusa
Observer (voice)
Mitsuaki Hoshino
Timber Mill Manager (voice)
Crew
- Director
- Gisaburō Sugii
- Screenplay
- Gisaburō Sugii
- Novel
- Kenji Miyazawa
- Director of Photography
- Yoichiro Sato
- Original Music Composer
- Ryota Komatsu
Details
- Original title
- グスコーブドリの伝記
- Release date
- 2012-07-07
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama, Animation, Fantasy
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Tezuka Productions, Warner Bros. Japan