Genbanojō

Overview

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

Genbanojou (voice)

Rina Sato

Onatsu (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Shinzaemon (voice)

Runa Tamano

Hana (voice)

Reiko Suzuki

Chiyo (voice)

Keiichi Sonobe

Gonzo (voice)

Megumi Tano

Taro (voice)

Uko Tachibana

Jiro (voice)

Ryo Hirohashi

Saburo (voice)

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Heisuke / Engineer (voice)

Kenichi Ono

Ryokichi (voice)

Naomi Shindo

Chie (voice)

Toshinobu Iida

Assistant Engineer (voice)

Yutaka Furukawa

Villager (voice)

Toshiya Chiba

Villager (voice)

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