'Kusunoki no Bannin' Reveals Main Cast, Additional Staff, Trailer for January 2026


'Kusunoki no Bannin' Reveals Main Cast, Additional Staff, Trailer for January 2026
Staff: • Director: Tomohiko Itou (Hello World) • Screenplay: Taku Kishimoto (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) • Character Design: Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Blue Periiod), Akiko Itagaki (Kagami no Kojou animation director) • Art Director: Hiroshi Takiguchi (Tenki no Ko) • Studio: A-1 Pictures, Psyde Kick Studio

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The official website of the Kusunoki no Bannin (The Keeper of the Camphor Tree) anime movie revealed the main cast, additional staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and trailer on Friday. The movie adapting Keigo Higashino's fantasy novel will premiere in Japanese theaters on January 30, 2026. Actors Fumiya Takahashi (Black Clover: Mahou Tei no Ken) and Yuuki Amami (Meitantei Conan Movie 20: Junkoku no Nightmare) are starring as Reito Naoi and Chifune Yanagisawa, respectively. Jitsugyou no Nihonsha published the novel in hardcover and paperback in March 2020 and April 2023, respectively. Trailer

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