The Keeper of the Camphor Tree Anime Film Announced for 2026

An anime film adaptation for The Keeper of the Camphor Tree (known in Japan as Kusunoki no Bannin), based on the novel by Keigo Higashino, was announced today followi ng the launch of the movie's official channels . The film is scheduled to screen in Japan in 2026. Tomohiko Ito ( Sword Art Online ) is slated to direct the film at animation studio A-1 Pictures, with distribution by Aniplex. The original novel was published in Japan in 2020. An English-language version of The Keeper of the Camphor Tree is currently in development by Little, Brown Book Group with a release date scheduled for November 2025 . The story of the book is described as follows: If you knew you didn't have long to live, who would you tell? What would you say? And how would you deliver the message? The Keeper of the Camphor Tree starts with Reito Naoi, a man in his early 20s, being unjustly fired from his job. Enraged and fuelled by feelings of revenge, he tries to steal a valuable device from his workplace, but things don't go to plan, and he ends up arrested. In jail, Reito is paid an unexpected visit by a lawyer who offers to arrange for his release, if he complies with the wishes of the lawyer's client. Seeing no alternative, Reito accepts and soon discovers that the lawyer's client is his aunt. When Reito tells her that he has no plans for the future, she gives him an order: 'What I want you to do is to guard a camphor tree.' And thus begins Reito's custodianship of a camphor tree standing on the grounds of a shine - a camphor tree with a mysterious legend associated with it... Source : Official The Keeper of the Camphor Tree anime film home page

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