The Life of Guskou Budori

Guskô Budori no Denki

MS12

Genre

Drama, Animation

Director

Gisaburo Sugii

Run time

1h 46min

Budori lives happily in the woods with his parents and his little sister, but the arrival of an endless winter will wind up snatching his family away from him. Alone, the young man will be forced to abandon his home and search for new horizons in the country and in the city. During this long journey he will run into different characters that will decisively influence his growth in life. Based on the novel by Kenji Miyazawa, considered in Japan to be the greatest children’s writer of the 20th century, The Life of Budori Guskou conceals, beneath a sweet, impeccable animation, a tale of education imbued with environmentalism that reflects on the place we occupy in the world.

Genre

Drama, Animation

Director

Gisaburo Sugii

Run time

1h 46min

Budori lives happily in the woods with his parents and his little sister, but the arrival of an endless winter will wind up snatching his family away from him. Alone, the young man will be forced to abandon his home and search for new horizons in the country and in the city. During this long journey he will run into different characters that will decisively influence his growth in life. Based on the novel by Kenji Miyazawa, considered in Japan to be the greatest children’s writer of the 20th century, The Life of Budori Guskou conceals, beneath a sweet, impeccable animation, a tale of education imbued with environmentalism that reflects on the place we occupy in the world.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2012

Global distributor

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Local distributor

Otaku MTÜ

In cinema

5/3/2013