The Kusakabes: Origins

The Kusakabes: Origins is a Japanese-American-British traditionally-animated film produced by Satsuki Film Company, and the first film based off the animated series The Kusakabes.

The film was released to theaters on April 18, 2018 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of My Neighbor Totoro, which the franchise itself was adapted from. It is a documentary-styled movie which takes place before the events of that film.

Critical reception
This film received somewhat positive reviews for having a more sensible plotline in comparison to what The Kusakabes would normally go for, and for having more care into the characters, settings and overall quality. This is likely partly due to Hayao Miyazaki being the writer for this film.

Main
To see the transcript of the film, go here.

Trailers
To see the trailer transcripts for the film, go here.

Gallery

 * See here.

Trivia

 * This is the only installment of The Kusakabes in which Hayao Miyazaki had any involvement in the film's storyline.
 * Younger Satsuki bears a striking resemblance to a character as seen in the original theatrical poster for My Neighbor Totoro that appears to be a combination of her and Mei.