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The Life of Budori Gusuko

The Life of Budori Gusuko

2012•1h 46m•6.5/10
DramaAnimationFantasy

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6.5/10(20)

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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Production

Tezuka Productions, Warner Bros. Japan

Language

JA

Status

Released

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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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