Animation ·Drama ·Mystery ·Fantasy · Japan · 2026 · 1h 54m

The Keeper of the Camphor Tree

クスノキの番人

The Keeper of the Camphor Tree poster
Director
Tomohiko Ito
Cast
Fumiya Takahashi as Reito Naoi (voice) Yuki Amami as Chifune Yanagisawa (voice) Asuka Saito as Yumi Saji (voice) Ryubi Miyase as Sōki Ōba (voice) Takao Osawa as Toshiaki Saji (voice) Takehito Koyasu as Masakazu Yanagisawa (voice)
Crew
Teppei Sato — Director of Photography Shigeru Nishiyama — Editor Yugo Kanno — Original Music Composer Taku Kishimoto — Screenplay Keigo Higashino — Novel Tsuyoshi Takahashi — Costume Design
Synopsis

Reito Naoi, a young man fired unfairly from his day job, finds himself hitting rock bottom when he's arrested after a desperate attempt to get back on his feet. With nothing left to him, he surrendered himself to fate, giving up on any hopes for the future, and lost the will to make his own choices in life. But one day, a chance encounter threw him a lifeline that could change his fate forever.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookself-discoverysupernaturalredemptionfamily secretsslice of lifeguardianshrinespiritual journeyanime
Key Collaborators
Tomohiko Ito Director Teppei Sato Director of Photography Shigeru Nishiyama Editor Yugo Kanno Original Music Composer Taku Kishimoto Screenplay Keigo Higashino Novel Tsuyoshi Takahashi Costume Design
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