Guskou Budori no Denki (2012)
English title: The Life of Budori Gusuko
Japanese title: グスコーブドリの伝記
Alternative titles: Gusukobudori no Denki, Biography of Gusuko Budori, The Life of Guskou Budori
Type: Movie
Source: Novel
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 7, 2012
Duration: 1 hr 45 min
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Tezuka Productions
Producers: Bandai Visual, Dentsu, Asahi Shimbun, BS11, Visual Vision, Rironsha, Media Do, Studio Elle, BS NTV
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Themes: Anthropomorphic
Demographics: Kids

The fairy tale follows a young man named Budori Gusuko in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Budori is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Budori joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Budori from his home.

(Source: ANN)

Winner of the Excellence Award on the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival.