The Life of Budori Gusuko
2012/07/07 (US) | Drama, Animation, Fantasy
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.
Gisaburō Sugii
Screenplay
Gisaburō Sugii
Director
Lead 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)
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Tezuka Productions
- Warner Bros. Japan
Crews
Tsuneo Maeda
Animation Director
Marisuke Eguchi
Character Designer
Yukio Abe
Background Designer
Toru Shinozaki
Conceptual Illustrator
Hiroshi Masumura
Concept Artist
Ryota Komatsu
Original Music Composer
Gisaburō Sugii
Storyboard Artist