The Life of Budori Gusuko

1h 46m

Drama Animation Fantasy

6.5

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

Budori Gusukō (voice)

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)

Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)

Crew

Gisaburō Sugii

Director, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist

Osamu Kobayashi

Storyboard Artist

Animation Director

Marisuke Eguchi

Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

Original Music Composer

Conceptual Illustrator

Background Designer

Hiroshi Masumura