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Genbanojō

Genbanojō

20170h 24m

Overview

In a cone-shaped land named Kikyōgahara in Shin Province, there lives a girl named Hana. She is a gentle girl, who always thinks of her family, in particular her great-grandmother Chiyo, whom she affectionately calls "Granny." One day, a traveling entertainment troupe named the Natsugawa Genzaemon Troupe happens by, and the villagers welcome them warmly. Upon finishing their performance and receiving their acclaim, the troupe's leader spots Hana with some "oyaki," his favorite food, and transforms into a fox in his excitement. It turns out that the leader Genbanojō, and his companions O-Natsu and Shinzaemon, are all foxes who have taken on human forms. Genbanojō hastily negotiates with Hana, telling her that in exchange for keeping their secret, he will grant her one wish. She answers, "I want to let my Granny see the cherry blossoms."

Directed by Takumi Doyama
Written by Takumi Doyama
Produced by Yu Furukubo
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Top Cast

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Genbanojou (voice)

Rina Sato

Rina Sato

Onatsu (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Shinzaemon (voice)

Runa Tamano

Runa Tamano

Hana (voice)

Reiko Suzuki

Reiko Suzuki

Chiyo (voice)

Keiichi Sonobe

Keiichi Sonobe

Gonzo (voice)

Megumi Tano

Megumi Tano

Taro (voice)

Uko Tachibana

Uko Tachibana

Jiro (voice)

Ryo Hirohashi

Ryo Hirohashi

Saburo (voice)

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Heisuke / Engineer (voice)

Themes & Keywords

animeyoung animator training project

About Genbanojō

Genbanojō is a animation film released in 2017 exploring themes of anime, young animator training project. Directed by Takumi Doyama, it stars Katsuyuki Konishi, Rina Sato, Natsuki Hanae. In a cone-shaped land named Kikyōgahara in Shin Province, there lives a girl named Hana. She is a gentle girl, who always thinks of her family, in particular her great-grandmother Chiyo, whom she affectionately calls "Granny." One day, a traveling entertainment troupe named the Natsugawa Genzaemon Troupe happens by, and the villagers welcome them warmly. Upon finishing their performance and receiving their acclaim, the troupe's leader spots Hana with some "oyaki," his favorite food, and transforms into a fox in his excitement. It turns out that the leader Genbanojō, and his companions O-Natsu and Shinzaemon, are all foxes who have taken on human forms. Genbanojō hastily negotiates with Hana, telling her that in exchange for keeping their secret, he will grant her one wish. She answers, "I want to let my Granny see the cherry blossoms."

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