The Keeper of the Camphor Tree
Reito Naoi, a young man fired unfairly from his day job, finds himself hitting rock bottom when he's arrested after a desperate attempt to get back on his feet.With nothing left to him, he surrendered himself to fate, giving up on any hopes for the future, and lost the will to make his own choices in life.
- Director
- Tomohiko Ito
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Drama
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
13 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Keeper of the Camphor Tree actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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Reito Naoi, a young man fired unfairly from his day job, finds himself hitting rock bottom when he's arrested after a desperate attempt to get back on his feet. With nothing left to him, he surrendered himself to fate, giving up on any hopes for the future, and lost the will to make his own choices in life. But one day, a chance encounter threw him a lifeline that could change his fate forever.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Jan 30, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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