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The Life of Guskou Budori poster

The Life of Guskou Budori

1994 1h 25m 5.7Movie

DramaFamilyAnimation

A young boy named Guskou lives in the countryside with his parents and little sister. A string of droughts and other natural disasters tear the family apart, and Guskou is forced to leave home and seek his fortunes on his own. Driven by a desire to improve the quality of life of his poor countrymen, he eventually joins a group of scientists called the Ihatov Volcano Department; he takes part in scientific projects to fight the natural disasters that drove him from his home.

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Kenji Miyazawa

Novel

Ryutaro Nakamura

Screenplay, Director

Top Cast

Katsunari Mineno

Budori Gusuko (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Silk Master (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Kidnapper (voice)

Kazuomi Ikeda

Doctor Kūbō

Machiko Washio

Machiko Washio

Okami-san

Masamichi Sato

Budori's Father (voice)

Mieko Nobusawa

Mieko Nobusawa

Budori's Mother (voice)

Nobuko Shinokura

Neri Gusuko (voice)

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

Red Beard (voice)

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Budori Gusuko (young) / Neri Gusuko (young) (voice)

Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi

Pennen (voice)