A brand new key visual and additional staff details have also been unveiled.
The supernatural anime movie The Camphorwood Custodian (Kusunoki no Bannin), based on the book by Keigo Higashino is coming out next year! The official website and social media accounts of the film announced that it will be released on 30 January, 2026 in Japan. A new teaser trailer for the movie also unveiled the main cast, additional staff, and other details.
The Camphorwood Custodian anime movie cast, staff, and other details
The two main voice cast members who have joined the movie are:
- Reito Naoi voiced by Fumiya Takahashi
- Chifune Yanagisawa voiced by Yūki Amami
A-1 Pictures produces the movie while Aniplex distributes it. Tomohiko Ito (ERASED, Sword Art Online) is directing the movie while Taku Kishimoto (Haikyu!!, Sakamoto Days) is writing the scripts. Blue Period’s manga creator Tsubasa Yamaguchi is designing the characters with Akiko Itagaki (Lonely Castle in the Mirror). Hiroshi Takiguchi (Your Name, Garden of Words) is the art director.
The original novel of The Camphorwood Custodian is written by influential author Keigo Higashino. The story follows a man named Reito Naoi who is unfairly fired and then incarcerated after he tries to steal something from the office in retaliation. In jail, Naito is approached by a lawyer, who promises to get him out of jail if he works for his client. It turns out that the client is Naito’s estranged aunt, who wants him to guard a massive camphor tree standing tall on the grounds of an ancient shrine. Soon, Naito realises that there are mysterious entities roaming around that tree.
