The fairy tale follows a young man named Gusukō in the Tōhoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Gusukō is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Gusukō joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Gusukō from his home.
Unfortunately the movie The Life of Budori Gusuko is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Gisaburō Sugii | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Marisuke Eguchi | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tsuneo Maeda | Animation Director |
| Art | Hiroshi Masumura | Concept Artist |
| Art | Yukio Abe | Background Designer |
| Sound | Ryota Komatsu | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Tōru Shinozaki | Conceptual Illustrator |
| Art | Gisaburō Sugii | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | Marisuke Eguchi | Supervising Animation Director |
| Art | Osamu Kobayashi | Storyboard Artist |
| Directing | Gisaburō Sugii | Director |
| Writing | Kenji Miyazawa | Novel |
