The Life of Budori Gusuko (6.5)

Movie · 2012 · 1 h 46 min · 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.

Directed by: 杉井ギサブロー

Starring Shun Oguri, Shioli Kutsuna, Kuranosuke Sasaki, 草刈民代, 林家正蔵, 林隆三, 柄本明, Houko Kuwashima, 小宮和枝, Kenji Utsumi

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