Natsume's Book of Friends: Ephemeral Bond (2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends: Ephemeral Bond (2018)
The movie of Natsume's Book of Friends series. 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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Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya Hiroshi Kamiya As: Takashi Natsume (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue Kazuhiko Inoue As: Nyanko-sensei / Madara (voice)
Kazuma Horie Kazuma Horie As: Kaname Tanuma (voice)
Ryohei Kimura Ryohei Kimura As: Satoru Nishimura (voice)
Hisayoshi Suganuma Hisayoshi Suganuma As: Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)
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The movie of Natsume's Book of Friends series. 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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Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 29 September 2018

Country: JP

Runtime: 104m

Company Credits

Company: Shuka, Aniplex, NAS, Hakusensha, TV Tokyo, Lawson, Kinoshita Group

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Cast

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)

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Mukuo Tsumura (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Daisuke Yuuki (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Yorie Tsumura (voice)

Mizuki Nishimura

Mizuki Nishimura

Six-arm Youkai (voice)

Eiji Kotoge

Eiji Kotoge

Monmonbou (voice)

Ayako Mitani

Ayako Mitani

Girl (voice)

Directed By

Miyuki Ooshiro

Miyuki Ooshiro

Second Unit Director

Takahiro Omori

Takahiro Omori

Director

Hideki Ito

Hideki Ito

Second Unit Director

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Action Director

Hideki Ito

Hideki Ito

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Noriko Iwasaki

Noriko Iwasaki

Associate Producer

Edited By

Kazuhiko Seki

Kazuhiko Seki

Editor

Yuki Honda

Yuki Honda

Online Editor

Tetsuro Tsukada

Tetsuro Tsukada

Online Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Makoto Yoshimori

Makoto Yoshimori

Original Music Composer

Masafumi Watanabe

Masafumi Watanabe

Foley Artist

Ryouji Kameda

Ryouji Kameda

Sound Mixer

Uru

Uru

Theme Song Performance

Noriko Izumo

Noriko Izumo

Sound Effects

Visual Effects

Ena Nishikawa

Ena Nishikawa

Animation Director

Miyuki Ooshiro

Miyuki Ooshiro

Animation Director

Miyuki Ooshiro

Miyuki Ooshiro

Key Animation

Orie Tanaka

Orie Tanaka

Key Animation

Orie Tanaka

Orie Tanaka

Animation Director

Hideyuki Motohashi

Hideyuki Motohashi

Key Animation

Tomomi Shimazaki

Tomomi Shimazaki

Key Animation

Madoka Katto

Madoka Katto

Key Animation

Natsuko Kondou

Natsuko Kondou

Animation Director

Hiroto Yokote

Hiroto Yokote

Key Animation

Jun Maeda

Jun Maeda

Key Animation

Toshinari Yamashita

Toshinari Yamashita

Key Animation

Eri Yamazaki

Eri Yamazaki

Key Animation

Megumi Miyagawa

Megumi Miyagawa

Key Animation

Naoko Hayashi

Naoko Hayashi

Key Animation

Mayumi Nakamura

Mayumi Nakamura

Key Animation

Emi Nakamura

Emi Nakamura

Key Animation

Rie Maehara

Rie Maehara

Key Animation

Shinsuke Ishikawa

Shinsuke Ishikawa

Key Animation

Wataru Abe

Wataru Abe

Key Animation

Eri Nishikawa

Eri Nishikawa

Key Animation

Toshie Kawamura

Toshie Kawamura

Key Animation

Tomomi Ishii

Tomomi Ishii

Key Animation

Masahisa Koyata

Masahisa Koyata

Key Animation

Kenji Hayama

Kenji Hayama

Animation Director

Miki Urashima

Miki Urashima

Key Animation

Atsushi Aono

Atsushi Aono

Key Animation

Kenji Hayama

Kenji Hayama

Key Animation

Kayo Daibou

Kayo Daibou

Key Animation

Masahiro Koyama

Masahiro Koyama

Key Animation

Yoriko Goto

Yoriko Goto

Key Animation

Shintaro Doge

Shintaro Doge

Key Animation

Michiko Asada

Michiko Asada

Key Animation

Hiroshi Tomioka

Hiroshi Tomioka

Key Animation

Eri Yamazaki

Eri Yamazaki

Animation Director

Masami Gouda

Masami Gouda

Key Animation

Misao Abe

Misao Abe

Key Animation

Yang Peng

Yang Peng

Key Animation

Emi Ikebuchi

Emi Ikebuchi

Key Animation

Yasuhiro Saiki

Yasuhiro Saiki

Key Animation

Fumiyo Kimura

Fumiyo Kimura

Key Animation

Miyako Kano

Miyako Kano

Key Animation

Terumi Muto

Terumi Muto

Key Animation

Ryo Tanaka

Ryo Tanaka

Key Animation

Maho Takagi

Maho Takagi

Key Animation

Kazune Suzuki

Kazune Suzuki

Key Animation

Tomoyo Kamoi

Tomoyo Kamoi

Key Animation

Mamie Ashikaga

Mamie Ashikaga

Key Animation

Shoko Harada

Shoko Harada

Compositing Artist

Toshihiro Fujita

Toshihiro Fujita

Compositing Artist

Kim Bo-ra

Kim Bo-ra

Compositing Artist

Takeshi Miyagawa

Takeshi Miyagawa

Compositing Artist

Haruhide Ishiguro

Haruhide Ishiguro

Compositing Artist

Yusuke Sasano

Yusuke Sasano

Compositing Artist

Yang Xiaomu

Yang Xiaomu

Compositing Artist

Yoshiaki Kayaba

Yoshiaki Kayaba

Compositing Artist

Kazuma Hatakeyama

Kazuma Hatakeyama

Compositing Artist

Atsuko Okui

Atsuko Okui

Compositing Artist

Kaneko Fujimaki

Kaneko Fujimaki

Compositing Artist

Kazuma Shinzato

Kazuma Shinzato

Compositing Artist

Yuichiroh Tozawa

Yuichiroh Tozawa

Compositing Artist

Shinnosuke Inaba

Shinnosuke Inaba

Compositing Artist

Tetsuji Sakamaki

Tetsuji Sakamaki

Compositing Artist

Kento Kimura

Kento Kimura

Compositing Artist

Takaya Takahashi

Takaya Takahashi

Compositing Artist

Ryoko Takashimizu

Ryoko Takashimizu

Compositing Artist

Kanae Ouchi

Kanae Ouchi

Compositing Artist

Kohei Tanada

Kohei Tanada

Compositing Artist

Zhang Zhicheng

Zhang Zhicheng

Key Animation

Takuo Tominaga

Takuo Tominaga

Key Animation

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Creature Design

Yuuta Nakamura

Yuuta Nakamura

Compositing Artist

Masakazu Kawazoe

Masakazu Kawazoe

Key Animation

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Key Animation

Isao Shoji

Isao Shoji

Compositing Artist

Fumito Nanba

Fumito Nanba

Compositing Artist

Yu Nishino

Yu Nishino

Compositing Artist

Takuo Tominaga

Takuo Tominaga

Layout Supervisor

Hiromitsu Hagiwara

Hiromitsu Hagiwara

Character Designer

Norimasa Teramoto

Norimasa Teramoto

Compositing Artist

Masakazu Kawazoe

Masakazu Kawazoe

Layout Supervisor

Eiko Hirayama

Eiko Hirayama

Compositing Artist

Tang Siyu

Tang Siyu

Compositing Artist

Shinya Kobayashi

Shinya Kobayashi

Compositing Artist

Miyuki Kobayashi

Miyuki Kobayashi

Key Animation

Akira Takata

Akira Takata

Character Designer

Camera

Hitoshi Tamura

Hitoshi Tamura

Director of Photography

Tetsuya Kawata

Tetsuya Kawata

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Miyuki Ooshiro

Miyuki Ooshiro

Storyboard Artist

Hiroyuki Hasegawa

Hiroyuki Hasegawa

Background Designer

Nanae Soji

Nanae Soji

Background Designer

Mie Kasai

Mie Kasai

Background Designer

Masaru Sotoya

Masaru Sotoya

Background Designer

Tomomi Masaki

Tomomi Masaki

Background Designer

Saka Ikeda

Saka Ikeda

Prop Designer

Sato Takahara

Sato Takahara

Background Designer

Marie Murata

Marie Murata

Background Designer

Yuki Nomura

Yuki Nomura

Background Designer

Kyoko Shibuya

Kyoko Shibuya

Background Designer

Mizuka Ueda

Mizuka Ueda

Background Designer

Ayumi Takasaki

Ayumi Takasaki

Background Designer

Kaori Masaki

Kaori Masaki

Background Designer

Kohei Kobayashi

Kohei Kobayashi

Background Designer

Masayuki Kojima

Masayuki Kojima

Storyboard Artist

Tomoko Yanagishita

Tomoko Yanagishita

Background Designer

Yayoi Ogashiwa

Yayoi Ogashiwa

Background Designer

Takahiro Omori

Takahiro Omori

Storyboard Artist

Mao Miyake

Mao Miyake

Background Designer

Nobuhiro Otsuka

Nobuhiro Otsuka

Background Designer

Hiroshi Kanno

Hiroshi Kanno

Background Designer

Minami Usui

Minami Usui

Background Designer

Fumie Nuibe

Fumie Nuibe

Background Designer

Izumi Ozawa

Izumi Ozawa

Background Designer

Hideki Ito

Hideki Ito

Storyboard Artist

Niki Higaki

Niki Higaki

Background Designer

Eriko Nakamura

Eriko Nakamura

Background Designer

Kimiyo Saito

Kimiyo Saito

Background Designer

Yukihiro Shibutani

Yukihiro Shibutani

Art Direction

Other Crew

Toshio Hasegawa

Toshio Hasegawa

Special Effects

Yuki Midorikawa

Yuki Midorikawa

Creator

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