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]
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Japanese | グスコーブドリの伝記 |
Hepburn | Gusukō Budori no Denki |
Directed by | Gisaburō Sugii |
Produced by | Yoshihiro Shimizu[1] |
Written by | Gisaburō Sugi |
Based on | The Life of Gusukoh Budori by Kenji Miyazawa |
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Music by | Ryōta Komatsu |
Edited by | Masashi Furukawa[2] |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Japan |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Box office | US$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
- Shun Oguri as Budori Gusukō
- Shioli Kutsuna as Neri Gusukō[12]
References
- http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=254447
- http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=245383
- "Japanese Box Office, July 28–29". Anime News Network. August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- "Binge The Life of Budori Gusuko on HIDIVE". HIDIVE. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- "Shōhin shōsai: Gusukō Budori no Denki" 商品詳細:グスコーブドリの伝記. Bandai Visual. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- http://jfdb.jp/en/title/3339
- "Gusukō Budori no Denki: Sakuhin jōhō" グスコーブドリの伝記 : 作品情報. eiga.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- "Masterworks of Miyazawa Kenji: Poems and Fairy Tales". Amazon. 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
The Life of Gusukoh Budori
- http://www.mmc-inc.jp/jyoueikai-blog/4455
- https://eiga.com/movie/57963
- "Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Life of Budori Gusko Anime Film". Anime News Network. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- https://tezukaosamu.net/jp/anime/156.html
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- The Life of Guskou Budori (movie 1994) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- The Life of Budori Gusuko (movie 2012) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia