The Life of Budori Gusuko

The Life of Budori Gusuko (グスコーブドリの伝記, Gusukō Budori no Denki)[4][5] (also known as A Biography of Gusuko Budori and The Legend of Budori Gusuko[6]) is a 2012 Japanese animated film written for the screen and directed by Gisaburō Sugii. It is based on the children's novel of the same Japanese title by Kenji Miyazawa.[7][8] It stars the voices of Shun Oguri as Budori Gusuko with Shioli Kutsuna, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Hayashiya Shōzō, Ryūzō Hayashi, Tamiyo Kusakari and Akira Emoto.[9]

The Life of Budori Gusuko
Japaneseグスコーブドリの伝記
HepburnGusukō Budori no Denki
Directed byGisaburō Sugii
Produced byYoshihiro Shimizu[1]
Written byGisaburō Sugi
Based onThe Life of Gusukoh Budori
by Kenji Miyazawa
Starring
Music byRyōta Komatsu
Edited byMasashi Furukawa[2]
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Japan
Release date
  • 7 July 2012 (2012-07-07)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryJapan
Box officeUS$2,868,421 (Japan)[3]

The film is based on the 1932 novel by the same name by Kenji Miyazawa. Like Night on the Galactic Railroad before it, the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic cats. It is the second animated film adaptation of the story. The previous adaptation was released in 1994 by Kyōdō Eiga Zenkoku Keiretsu Kaigi, but that one features human characters instead.[10]

North American anime distributor Sentai Filmworks have licensed the film for digital and home video release.[11]

Plot

Budori and his family are living a happy life until a sudden weather change brought a disastrous drought upon them. Only Budari and his sister Neri were left, but then Neri got kidnapped so Budari is setting out to a journey to save his homeland and the only family he has left, his sister. While traveling he found people filled with kindness and a new world which he hadn't seen before. Budori starts studying the volcanoes with scientists to find a way to get his sister back and find a solution for the cold weather phenomenon.

Cast

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