Genbanojō
げんばのじょう-玄蕃之丞-
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."
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Cast
Tsuyoshi Koyama
as Heisuke / Engineer (voice)
Kenichi Ono
as Ryokichi (voice)
Toshinobu Iida
as Assistant Engineer (voice)
Toshiya Chiba
as Villager (voice)
Keiichi Sonobe
as Gonzo (voice)
Yutaka Furukawa
as Villager (voice)
Masaki Hayashi
as Villager (voice)
Rina Sato
as Onatsu (voice)
Naomi Shindo
as Chie (voice)
Hiroko Suzuki
as Nanae / Narration (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
as Genbanojou (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
as Shinzaemon (voice)
Runa Tamano
as Hana (voice)
Ryo Hirohashi
as Saburo (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
as Chiyo (voice)
Megumi Tano
as Taro (voice)
Uko Tachibana
as Jiro (voice)
