Natsume's Book of Friends: Ephemeral Bond (2018)
1h 44m
Running Time
September 29, 2018Release Date
Natsume's Book of Friends: Ephemeral Bond (2018)
1h 44m
Running Time
September 29, 2018Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Hiroshi Kamiya
Takashi Natsume
Kazuma Horie
Kaname Tanuma (voice)
Ayumi Fujimura
Young Takashi Natsume
Ryohei Kimura
Satoru Nishimura (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Nyanko-sensei / Madara
Hisayoshi Suganuma
Atsushi Kitamoto (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Reiko Natsume
Rina Sato
Tooru Taki (voice)
Hideki Ito
Director
Takahiro Omori
Director
Akemi Okamura
Hinoe (voice)
Yuki Midorikawa
Writer
Akira Ishida
Shuichi Natori (voice)
Sadayuki Murai
Writer
Shiro Ishihara
Producer
Miki Ito
Touko Fujiwara (voice)
Sayako Muramatsu
Producer
Eiji Itou
Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Jun Sasada (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Hiiragi (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Sasago (voice)
Higuchi Akari
Urihime (voice)
Takaya Kuroda
Misuzu (voice)
Cho
Chobi-hige (voice)
Takashi Matsuyama
Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)
Hiroshi Shimozaki
Ushikao no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)
Kyoko Chikiri
Kappa (voice)
Kengo Kora
Mukuo Tsumura (voice)
Ayumu Murase
Daisuke Yuuki (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Yorie Tsumura (voice)
Mizuki Nishimura
Six-arm Youkai (voice)
Eiji Kotoge
Monmonbou (voice)
Ayako Mitani
Girl (voice)
Masayuki Kojima
Storyboard Artist
Makoto Yoshimori
Original Music Composer
Akira Takata
Character Designer
Haruhide Ishiguro
Compositing Artist
Yuki Nomura
Background Designer
Kazuhiko Seki
Editor
Yukihiro Shibutani
Art Direction
Mie Kasai
Background Designer
Nobuhiro Otsuka
Background Designer
Hitoshi Tamura
Director of Photography
Miki Urashima
Key Animation
Masahiro Koyama
Key Animation
Noriko Izumo
Sound Effects
Hideyuki Motohashi
Key Animation
Toshio Hasegawa
Special Effects
Takuo Tominaga
Key Animation / Layout Supervisor
Ena Nishikawa
Animation Director
Yasuhiro Saiki
Key Animation
Hiromitsu Hagiwara
Character Designer
Masakazu Kawazoe
Key Animation / Layout Supervisor
Misao Abe
Key Animation
Tomomi Ishii
Key Animation
Yuichiroh Tozawa
Compositing Artist
Tomomi Shimazaki
Key Animation
Tatsuo Yamada
Creature Design / Key Animation / Action Director
Maho Takagi
Key Animation
Mayumi Nakamura
Key Animation
Atsushi Aono
Key Animation
Toshie Kawamura
Key Animation
Kenji Hayama
Animation Director / Key Animation
Hiroshi Tomioka
Key Animation
Rie Maehara
Key Animation
Miyuki Ooshiro
Animation Director / Key Animation / Storyboard Artist / Second Unit Director
Hiroto Yokote
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Hasegawa
Background Designer
Mizuka Ueda
Background Designer
Minami Usui
Background Designer
Eriko Nakamura
Background Designer
Wataru Abe
Key Animation
Fumie Nuibe
Background Designer
Ryo Tanaka
Key Animation
Takaya Takahashi
Compositing Artist
Shintaro Doge
Key Animation
Yang Peng
Key Animation
Tetsuya Kawata
Director of Photography
Yusuke Sasano
Compositing Artist
Yuuta Nakamura
Compositing Artist
Natsuko Kondou
Animation Director
Tomoyo Kamoi
Key Animation
Kohei Tanada
Compositing Artist
Masafumi Watanabe
Foley Artist
Fumito Nanba
Compositing Artist
Jun Maeda
Key Animation
Uru
Theme Song Performance
Eri Yamazaki
Animation Director / Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Orie Tanaka
Animation Director / Key Animation
Saka Ikeda
Prop Designer
Shinsuke Ishikawa
Key Animation
Yoriko Goto
Key Animation
Sato Takahara
Background Designer
Naoko Hayashi
Key Animation
Masahisa Koyata
Key Animation
Madoka Katto
Key Animation
Kazune Suzuki
Key Animation
Michiko Asada
Key Animation
Kazuma Shinzato
Compositing Artist
Ayumi Takasaki
Background Designer
Yang Xiaomu
Compositing Artist
Toshinari Yamashita
Key Animation
Noriko Iwasaki
Associate Producer
Kimiyo Saito
Background Designer
Izumi Ozawa
Background Designer
Marie Murata
Background Designer
Kayo Daibou
Key Animation
Ryouji Kameda
Sound Mixer
Toshihiro Fujita
Compositing Artist
Yayoi Ogashiwa
Background Designer
Tomomi Masaki
Background Designer
Kaneko Fujimaki
Compositing Artist
Tetsuro Tsukada
Online Editor
Miyako Kano
Key Animation
Kaori Masaki
Background Designer
Mao Miyake
Background Designer
Nanae Soji
Background Designer
Hiroshi Kanno
Background Designer
Kohei Kobayashi
Background Designer
Mamie Ashikaga
Key Animation
Masami Gouda
Key Animation
Megumi Miyagawa
Key Animation
Yuki Honda
Online Editor
Niki Higaki
Background Designer
Eiko Hirayama
Compositing Artist
Norimasa Teramoto
Compositing Artist
Shoko Harada
Compositing Artist
Ryoko Takashimizu
Compositing Artist
Atsuko Okui
Compositing Artist
Kanae Ouchi
Compositing Artist
Isao Shoji
Compositing Artist
Tetsuji Sakamaki
Compositing Artist
Takeshi Miyagawa
Compositing Artist
Kim Bo-ra
Compositing Artist
Kazuma Hatakeyama
Compositing Artist
Emi Ikebuchi
Key Animation
Yoshiaki Kayaba
Compositing Artist
Taketo Kimura
Compositing Artist
Shinnosuke Inaba
Compositing Artist
Masaru Sotoya
Background Designer
Terumi Muto
Key Animation
Emi Nakamura
Key Animation
Kyoko Shibuya
Background Designer
Eri Nishikawa
Key Animation
Shinya Kobayashi
Compositing Artist
Tang Siyu
Compositing Artist
Yu Nishino
Compositing Artist
Tomoko Yanagishita
Background Designer
Zhang Zhicheng
Key Animation
Miyuki Kobayashi
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 2018
Original Name劇場版 夏目友人帳 ~うつせみに結ぶ~
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Genres
Wiki.
Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (Japanese: 劇場版 夏目友人帳 ~うつせみに結ぶ~, Hepburn: Gekijōban Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Utsusemi ni Musubu) is a 2018 Japanese animated film based on the Yuki Midorikawa's manga and anime Natsume's Book of Friends. The film is produced by Shuka and directed by Hideki Itō under the chief direction of Takahiro Omori; with an original story written by Sadayuki Murai under Midorikawa's supervision. It was released in Japan on September 29, 2018.