The official website of the Kusunoki no Bannin (The Keeper of the Camphor Tree) anime movie revealed additional cast, theme song, and a second trailer on Friday. The movie adapting Keigo Higashino's fantasy novel will premiere in Japanese theaters on January 30, 2026.

Cast
Masakazu Yanagisawa: Takehito Koyasu (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV))
Katsushige Yanagisawa: Miou Tanaka (Nomad: Megalo Box 2)
Touichirou Ooba: Akira Kamiya (City Hunter)

Singer-songwriter Uru (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) is performing the theme song "Katawara nite Tsukiyo," with rock band back number penning and producing the song. The theme is previewed in the trailer below.

Tomohiko Itou (Hello World) is helming the anime at A-1 Pictures and Psyde Kick Studio. Taku Kishimoto (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) is penning the script. Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Blue Period) and Ayako Itagaki (Kagami no Kojou animation director) are designing the characters. Yuugo Kanno (Pluto) is composing the music.

Jitsugyou no Nihonsha published the novel in hardcover and paperback in March 2020 and April 2023, respectively.

Trailer 2


Source: Comic Natalie