
Overview
The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusukō in the Tōhoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusukō is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Gusukō joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Gusukō from his home.
Year 2012
Studio Tezuka Productions, Warner Bros. Japan
Director Gisaburō Sugii
Crew Gisaburō Sugii (Screenplay), Marisuke Eguchi (Character Designer), Tsuneo Maeda (Animation Director), Hiroshi Masumura (Concept Artist), Yukio Abe (Background Designer), Ryota Komatsu (Original Music Composer)
Popularity 1
Language 日本語