The Life of Guskou Budori (1994)

A young boy named Guskou lives in the countryside with his parents and little sister. A string of droughts and other natural disasters tear the family apart, and Guskou is forced to leave home and seek his fortunes on his own. Driven by a desire to improve the quality of life of his poor countrymen, he eventually joins a group of scientists called the Ihatov Volcano Department; he takes part in scientific projects to fight the natural disasters that drove him from his home.

Released July 16, 1994 85 min 17+

Genres: Animation, Anime, Drama, Family

Keywords: tmdb.rural-area, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.journey, imdb.young, imdb.man, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.sacrifice + 7 more, imdb.volcano, imdb.famine, imdb.abandonment, imdb.separation, imdb.kidnapping, aspectratio.1-33-1, imdb.hand-drawn-animation