Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor (2021)
Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor (2021)
The film will be made up of two stories: "Ishi Okoshi" and "Ayashiki Raihousha." In "Ishi Okoshi," Natsume meets a small youkai called Mitsumi in a forest. Mitsumi is entrusted to wake up the divine youkai "Iwatetsu" from its deep slumber. Mitsumi weighs on Natsume's mind, so he sets out to help Mitsumi with his task. In "Ayashiki Raihousha," a mysterious visitor appears in front of Tanuma. Nearly every day, the visitor visits Tanuma, talks to him a little, and then leaves. Natsume, who knows the visitor is a youkai, worries for Tanuma, but Tanuma enjoys these exchanges with the youkai. The youkai means no harm, but Tanuma's health slowly starts to deteriorate.

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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)
Takaya Kuroda Takaya Kuroda As: Misuzu (voice)
Akemi Okamura Akemi Okamura As: Hinoe (voice)
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Storyline

The film will be made up of two stories: "Ishi Okoshi" and "Ayashiki Raihousha." In "Ishi Okoshi," Natsume meets a small youkai called Mitsumi in a forest. Mitsumi is entrusted to wake up the divine youkai "Iwatetsu" from its deep slumber. Mitsumi weighs on Natsume's mind, so he sets out to help Mitsumi with his task. In "Ayashiki Raihousha," a mysterious visitor appears in front of Tanuma. Nearly every day, the visitor visits Tanuma, talks to him a little, and then leaves. Natsume, who knows the visitor is a youkai, worries for Tanuma, but Tanuma enjoys these exchanges with the youkai. The youkai means no harm, but Tanuma's health slowly starts to deteriorate.


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Details

Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 16 January 2021

Country: JP

Runtime: 52m

Company Credits

Company: Shuka

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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)

Takaya Kuroda

Takaya Kuroda

Misuzu (voice)

Akemi Okamura

Akemi Okamura

Hinoe (voice)

Cho

Cho

Chobihige (voice)

Hisako Kanemoto

Hisako Kanemoto

Mitsumi (voice)

Directed By

Miyuki Ooshiro

Miyuki Ooshiro

Second Unit Director

Hideki Ito

Hideki Ito

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Makoto Yoshimori

Makoto Yoshimori

Original Music Composer

Masafumi Watanabe

Masafumi Watanabe

Foley Artist

Anly

Anly

Theme Song Performance

Visual Effects

Hiromi Miyawaki

Hiromi Miyawaki

Color Designer

Sachiko Todaka

Sachiko Todaka

Key Animation

Miyuki Ooshiro

Miyuki Ooshiro

Key Animation

Tomomi Ishii

Tomomi Ishii

Key Animation

Fumiyo Kimura

Fumiyo Kimura

Key Animation

Shintaro Doge

Shintaro Doge

Key Animation

Toshinari Yamashita

Toshinari Yamashita

Key Animation

Kayo Daibou

Kayo Daibou

Key Animation

Tomomi Shimazaki

Tomomi Shimazaki

Key Animation

Orie Tanaka

Orie Tanaka

Key Animation

Soichiro Kubo

Soichiro Kubo

Key Animation

Takeru Uchida

Takeru Uchida

Key Animation

Terumi Muto

Terumi Muto

Key Animation

Saka Ikeda

Saka Ikeda

Key Animation

Masakazu Kawazoe

Masakazu Kawazoe

Key Animation

Megumi Miyagawa

Megumi Miyagawa

Key Animation

Yasuhiro Saiki

Yasuhiro Saiki

Key Animation

Yoshihiro Yoshioka

Yoshihiro Yoshioka

Key Animation

Emi Ikebuchi

Emi Ikebuchi

Key Animation

Mikio Ikezawa

Mikio Ikezawa

Key Animation

Kazune Suzuki

Kazune Suzuki

Key Animation

Ena Nishikawa

Ena Nishikawa

Key Animation

Miyako Kano

Miyako Kano

Key Animation

Toshie Kawamura

Toshie Kawamura

Key Animation

Eri Yamazaki

Eri Yamazaki

Animation Director

Hiromitsu Hagiwara

Hiromitsu Hagiwara

Character Designer

Orie Tanaka

Orie Tanaka

Animation Director

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Creature Design

Camera

Hitoshi Tamura

Hitoshi Tamura

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Shinji Sugiyama

Shinji Sugiyama

Art Designer

Hideki Ito

Hideki Ito

Storyboard Artist

Miyuki Ooshiro

Miyuki Ooshiro

Storyboard Artist

Yukihiro Shibutani

Yukihiro Shibutani

Art Direction

Other Crew

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