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.
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- Katsunari MinenoGusukō
- Machiko WashioOkami-san
- Mieko NobusawaMom
- Kazuomi IkedaDoctor Kūbō
- Minami TakayamaYoung Gusukō
- Masamichi SatoDad (voice)
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- Ryutaro NakamuraDirector
- Ryutaro NakamuraScreenplay
- Kenji MiyazawaNovel
- Yoshihiro KannoOriginal Music Composer
- Takeshi SeyamaEditor
- Hiroshi IshikawaProducer
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