The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)
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.
- Released
- 2012-07-07
- Genres
- Drama, Animation, Fantasy
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gisaburō Sugii, Gisaburō Sugii
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 22 votes
Cast
- Shun Oguri as Budori Gusukō (voice)
- Shioli Kutsuna as Neri Gusukō (voice)
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Kotori the Kidnapper (voice)
- Tamiyo Kusakari as Budori's Mother (voice)
- Hayashiya Shōzō IX as Redbeard (voice)
- Ryūzō Hayashi as Budori's Father (voice)
- Akira Emoto as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
- Houko Kuwashima as School Teacher (voice)
- Kazue Komiya as Redbeard's Wife (voice)
- Kenji Utsumi as Silk Factory Owner (voice)
- Koji Yusa as Observer (voice)
- Mitsuaki Hoshino as Timber Mill Manager (voice)
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