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Genbanojō

2017 · 24m · Animation

In a cone-shaped land named Kikyōgahara in Shin Province, there lives a girl named Hana. She is a gentle girl, who always thinks of her family, in particular her great-grandmother Chiyo, whom she affectionately calls "Granny." One day, a traveling entertainment troupe named the Natsugawa Genzaemon Troupe happens by, and the villagers welcome them warmly. Upon finishing their performance and receiving their acclaim, the troupe's leader spots Hana with some "oyaki," his favorite food, and transforms into a fox in his excitement. It turns out that the leader Genbanojō, and his companions O-Natsu and Shinzaemon, are all foxes who have taken on human forms. Genbanojō hastily negotiates with Hana, telling her that in exchange for keeping their secret, he will grant her one wish. She answers, "I want to let my Granny see the cherry blossoms."

Cast

• Katsuyuki Konishi as Genbanojou (voice)
• Rina Sato as Onatsu (voice)
• Natsuki Hanae as Shinzaemon (voice)
• Runa Tamano as Hana (voice)
• Reiko Suzuki as Chiyo (voice)
• Keiichi Sonobe as Gonzo (voice)
• Megumi Tano as Taro (voice)
• Uko Tachibana as Jiro (voice)
• Ryo Hirohashi as Saburo (voice)
• Tsuyoshi Koyama as Heisuke / Engineer (voice)
• Kenichi Ono as Ryokichi (voice)
• Naomi Shindo as Chie (voice)

Details

Director

Takumi Doyama

Released

April 22, 2017

Runtime

24m

Genres

Animation

Studio

Nippon Animation

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.0 / 10 from 1 votes