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Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
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  2. Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

Original Title: 劇場版 夏目友人帳 ~うつせみに結ぶ~

2018
1h 44m
Animation
Fantasy
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2018

Runtime

1h 44m

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Storyline

Natsume has been busy, navigating between humans and Yokai when he coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Yuki. It brings back painful memories of a certain Yokai. Meanwhile, Natsume also became acquainted with Yorie Tsumura, a woman in the memories of a Yokai whose name he had returned. Yorie knew much about Reiko, but now lived a peaceful life with her only son, Mukuo. Being with this family was comforting for Natsume, but apparently a mysterious Yokai has been lurking in their town. On the way back from investigating, a “Yokai seed” that had latched itself to Nyanko Sensei drops into the Fujiwaras’ garden and grows overnight into a fruit tree. When Nyanko Sensei eats a fruit that is somehow shaped like himself, he suddenly splits into three!

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Sep 29, 2018
Digital Release
Jun 25, 2019
Languages
Japanese
Director
Takahiro Omori
Takahiro Omori
Hideki Ito
Production
Shuka
Shuka
Aniplex
Aniplex
NAS
NAS
Hakusensha
Hakusensha
TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
Production Countries
Japan
Official Website

Top Cast

26 Cast Members

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takashi Natsume (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)

Kazuma Horie

Kazuma Horie

Kaname Tanuma (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Satoru Nishimura (voice)

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Hisayoshi Suganuma

Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)

Rina Sato

Rina Sato

Tooru Taki (voice)

Akemi Okamura

Akemi Okamura

Hinoe (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Shuichi Natori (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Reiko Natsume (voice)

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Touko Fujiwara (voice)

Eiji Itoh

Eiji Itoh

Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Jun Sasada (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Satsuki Yukino

Hiiragi (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Sasago (voice)

Higuchi Akari

Higuchi Akari

Urihime (voice)

Takaya Kuroda

Takaya Kuroda

Misuzu (voice)

Cho

Cho

Chobi-hige (voice)

Takashi Matsuyama

Takashi Matsuyama

Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Hiroshi Shimozaki

Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)

Kyoko Chikiri

Kyoko Chikiri

Kappa (voice)

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