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Poster for The Life of Budori Gusuko

The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)

★ 6.5/10 106 min Drama, Animation, Fantasy Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Gisaburō Sugii
Novel: Kenji Miyazawa
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Shun Oguri
Shun Oguri Budori Gusukō (voice)
Shioli Kutsuna
Shioli Kutsuna Neri Gusukō (voice)
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Kuranosuke Sasaki Kotori the Kidnapper (voice)
Tamiyo Kusakari
Tamiyo Kusakari Budori's Mother (voice)
Hayashiya Shōzō IX
Hayashiya Shōzō IX Redbeard (voice)
Ryūzō Hayashi
Ryūzō Hayashi Budori's Father (voice)
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)

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