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The Life of Guskou Budori

The Life of Guskou Budori

19945.71h 25m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ryutaro Nakamura
Written by Ryutaro Nakamura, Kenji Miyazawa
Produced by Hiroshi Ishikawa
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Top Cast

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Katsunari Mineno

Gusukō

Machiko Washio

Machiko Washio

Okami-san

Mieko Nobusawa

Mieko Nobusawa

Mom

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Kazuomi Ikeda

Doctor Kūbō

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Young Gusukō

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Masamichi Sato

Dad (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

rural area

About The Life of Guskou Budori

The Life of Guskou Budori is a drama, family, animation film released in 1994 exploring themes of rural area. Directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, it stars Katsunari Mineno, Machiko Washio, Mieko Nobusawa. 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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