The Guardian of the Camphor Tree Blu-Ray and DVD Set for August Release
The home video release gives a second window to a theatrical film based on a Naoki Prize-winning novel, with a director known for major franchise work.
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The theatrical anime "The Guardian of the Camphor Tree" will release on Blu-ray and DVD on August 12. Early reservations at participating retailers by June 14 include an autographed postcard from director Tomohiko Ito. The film adapts Keigo Higashino's novel and follows a young man who becomes the guardian of a shrine's camphor tree.
The theatrical anime "The Guardian of the Camphor Tree" will hit Blu-ray and DVD on August 12, about seven months after its January theatrical run. The special and fully limited editions include a colored paper-style card illustrated by character designer Tsubasa Yamaguchi and a special booklet. Customers who reserve by June 14 at Aniplex Online, Animate, Amazon (Amazon.co.jp Exclusive products), or Rakuten Books (bonus-eligible carts) get an autographed postcard from director Tomohiko Ito. The film adapts Keigo Higashino's novel and stars Fumiya Takahashi as Reito Naoi, a man who loses his job, is arrested, and is released on the condition that he become the guardian of the camphor tree at Tsukigusa Shrine. Yuki Amami co-stars as his late mother's half-sister Chifune Yanagisawa.
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