The fairy tale follows a young man named Guskou in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Guskou is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Guskou joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Guskou from his home.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

He was married to voice actor [Kanako Mitsuhashi](https://anilist.co/staff/95546/Kanako-Mitsuhashi) but they divorced on June 2012. 

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Aku no Agito - Kamen Rider Ryuki Hyper Battle Video: Ryuki vs Kamen Rider Agito (TV)
- Baizhu - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Roland - Punishing: Gray Raven (VG)
- Waruido Spindo - Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger (TV)
- Nier - Nier: Replicant (VG, 2nd Half)
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The Biography of Budori Gusko was the recipient of numerous awards including the Monbusho Selection. The original novella on which the film is based is one of Kenji Miyazawa's more famous works, alongside Matasaburo the Wind Imp, Gauche the Cellist and Night on the Galactic Railroad. The story follows the life of a young boy named Gusuko who lives in the countryside with his parents and little sister. A string of droughts and other natural disasters tear the family apart, and Gusuko 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 Iihatov Volcano Department, and there takes part in scientific projects to fight the natural disasters that drove him from his home.<br><br>
(Source: pelleas.net)

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Son of voice actor [Chikao Ootsuka](https://anilist.co/staff/95974/). In 2005, he married fellow voice actress [Youko Soumi](https://anilist.co/staff/95912/), but they divorced in 2009.

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- [Heismay Noctule](https://anilist.co/character/355708/Heismay-Noctule) - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)
- Koichi Adachi - Yakuza: Like a Dragon (VG)
- [Ryouma Hoshi](https://anilist.co/character/131655/Ryouma-Hoshi) - Danganronpa V3 (VG)

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