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."
Unfortunately the movie Genbanojō is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Takumi Doyama | Director |
Visual Effects | Yuan Haocan | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hajime Komoritani | Color Designer |
Visual Effects | Shin Takemoto | Character Designer |
Writing | Takumi Doyama | Writer |
Production | Yu Furukubo | Producer |
Visual Effects | Hirofumi Nakata | Animation Director |
Sound | Hiroyuki Hayase | Sound Director |
Sound | Yasuharu Takanashi | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Shuji Katayama | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Akihiko Matsuda | Sound Effects |
Sound | Jinbo Tadashi | Sound Effects |
Art | Kunihiko Inaba | Art Direction |
Camera | Takashi Yamaguchi | Director of Photography |
Editing | Marina Miyazaki | Editor |
Art | Takumi Doyama | Storyboard Artist |