The Life of Guskou Budori (1994) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1994 · 85 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Ryutaro Nakamura

Starring

Minami Takayama, Machiko Washio, Mieko Nobusawa, Masamichi Sato, Katsunari Mineno, Kazuomi Ikeda

Guskou, a young boy living in a rural village with his parents and little sister, watches his world crumble as successive droughts and other natural catastrophes devastate his family. Forced to abandon his home, he sets out alone, determined to uplift his impoverished countrymen. He eventually joins the Ihatov Volcano Department, a team of scientists, and contributes to research and projects aimed at combating the very disasters that drove him from his home.