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The Life of Budori Gusuko

Original title: Gusukô Budori no denki
  • 2012
  • TV-14
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
343
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The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)
JapaneseAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationSlice of LifeAdventureAnimationFantasy

The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusuko in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusuko is forced to leave his ... Read allThe fairy tale follows a young man named Gusuko in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusuko is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere.The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusuko in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusuko is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere.

  • Director
    • Gisaburô Sugii
  • Writers
    • Kenji Miyazawa
    • Gisaburô Sugii
  • Stars
    • Shioli Kutsuna
    • Brando Austin
    • Lowell Bartholomee
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    343
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gisaburô Sugii
    • Writers
      • Kenji Miyazawa
      • Gisaburô Sugii
    • Stars
      • Shioli Kutsuna
      • Brando Austin
      • Lowell Bartholomee
    • 1User review
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shioli Kutsuna
    Shioli Kutsuna
    • Neri
    • (voice)
    • (as Shiori Kutsuna)
    Brando Austin
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice: English version)
    Lowell Bartholomee
    Lowell Bartholomee
    • Redbeard
    • (voice: English version)
    Charles C. Campbell
    Charles C. Campbell
    • Director Pennen
    • (voice: English version)
    Jason Douglas
    Jason Douglas
    • Redbeard's Father
    • (voice: English version)
    Akira Emoto
    • Dr. Kubo
    Ryûzô Hayashi
    • Father
    Shôzô Hayashiya
    Shôzô Hayashiya
    • Red Beard
    Tamiyo Kusakari
    Tamiyo Kusakari
    • Mother
    Edwin Neal
    Edwin Neal
    • Professor Kubo
    • (voice: English version)
    Shun Oguri
    Shun Oguri
    • Gusko Budori
    Monica Rial
    Monica Rial
    • Neri
    • (voice: English version)
    • …
    Kuranosuke Sasaki
    Kuranosuke Sasaki
    • Kidnapper
    Derick Snow
    Derick Snow
    • Budori Guskou
    • (voice: English version)
    Christopher Wehkamp
    Christopher Wehkamp
    • Silk Factory Owner
    • (voice: English version)
    • Director
      • Gisaburô Sugii
    • Writers
      • Kenji Miyazawa
      • Gisaburô Sugii
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    7angelocmartins

    Good animation, good story

    The plot of this movie is the opposite of what we are accustomed to in Ghibli movies. In the most-famous-japanese studio animations, nature is always a good friend that only fights back against bad things done to it. Not here! Also, the beginning of the story is very sad and hopeless.

    There is nothing like "fugere urbem" story type here, our hero runs away from the countryside to take shelter and find the solution in the technological equipments of the city.

    The animation is good with a well told tale.

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    • Connections
      References Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 2012 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • HIDIVE (United States)
      • Official Facebook (France)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • A Biography of Gusuko Budori
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,013,544
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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