Film

The Keeper of the Camphor Tree

2026 · 1h 54m · Animation · Drama · Mystery

Reito Naoi, a young man fired unfairly from his day job, finds himself hitting rock bottom when he's arrested after a desperate attempt to get back on his feet. With nothing left to him, he surrendered himself to fate, giving up on any hopes for the future, and lost the will to make his own choices in life. But one day, a chance encounter threw him a lifeline that could change his fate forever.

Fumiya Takahashi

Reito Naoi (voice)

Yuki Amami

Chifune Yanagisawa (voice)

Asuka Saito

Yumi Saji (voice)

Ryubi Miyase

Sōki Ōba (voice)

Takao Osawa

Toshiaki Saji (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Masakazu Yanagisawa (voice)

Miou Tanaka

Katsushige Yanagisawa (voice)

Akira Kamiya

Tōichirō Ōba (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

(voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

(voice)

Taku Yashiro

(voice)

Reina Ueda

(voice)

Nobuo Tobita

(voice)

• Tomohiko ItoDirector
• Taku KishimotoScreenplay
• Keigo HigashinoNovel
• Teppei SatoDirector of Photography
• Yugo KannoOriginal Music Composer
• Shigeru NishiyamaEditor

Release date

January 30, 2026

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

I

Revenue

$1,550,000

Genres

Animation, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy

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