Das Leben des Budori Gusko

The Life of Budori Gusuko (グスコーブドリの伝記 , Gusukō Budori no Denki ) [4][5] (also known as A Biography of Gusuko Budori and The Legend of Budori Gusuko[6]) is a 2012 Japanese animated film written for the screen and directed by Gisaburō Sugii. It is based on the children's novel of the same Japanese title by Kenji Miyazawa.[7][8] It stars the voices of Shun Oguri as Budori Gusuko with Shioli Kutsuna, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Hayashiya Shōzō, Ryūzō Hayashi, Tamiyo Kusakari and Akira Emoto.[9]

The film is based on the 1932 novel by the same name by Kenji Miyazawa. Like Night on the Galactic Railroad before it, the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic cats. It is the second animated film adaptation of the story. The previous adaptation was released in 1994 by Kyōdō Eiga Zenkoku Keiretsu Kaigi, but that one features human characters instead.[10]

North American anime distributor Sentai Filmworks have licensed the film for digital and home video release.[11]