Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (Japanese:
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Screenplay by | Sadayuki Murai | ||||
Based on | Natsume's Book of Friends by Yuki Midorikawa | ||||
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Edited by | Kazuhiko Seki | ||||
Music by | Makoto Yoshimori | ||||
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Distributed by | Aniplex | ||||
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Running time | 104 minutes | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Box office | $17,473,797[1] |
Plot
editNatsume travels to a town where his exorcist grandmother Natsume Reiko stayed in for a bit, there he meets an acquaintance of hers. Meanwhile Nyanko-sensei follows some spirits into the woods and end up with a weird seed stuck on him that later becomes a spirit tree in Natsume's front yard.
Voice cast
editCharacter | Japanese voice |
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Takashi Natsume | Hiroshi Kamiya[4] Ayumi Fujimura (Child)[4] |
Madara/"Nyanko-sensei" | Kazuhiko Inoue[4] |
Reiko Natsume | Sanae Kobayashi[4] |
Shuuichi Natori | Akira Ishida[4] |
Kaname Tanuma | Kazuma Horie[4] |
Touru Taki | Rina Satō[4] |
Jun Sasada | Miyuki Sawashiro[4] |
Atsushi Kitamoto | Hisayoshi Suganuma[4] |
Satoru Nishimura | Ryōhei Kimura[4] |
Touko Fujiwara | Miki Itō[4] |
Shigeru Fujiwara | Eiji Itō[4] |
Hinoe | Akemi Okamura[4] |
Misuzu | Takaya Kuroda[4] |
Chobihige | Chō[4] |
Hiiragi | Satsuki Yukino[4] |
One-Eyed Middle Class Yokai | Takashi Matsuyama[4] |
Ox-Faced Middle Class Yokai | Hiroshi Shimozaki[4] |
Kappa | Kyouko Chikiri[4] |
Sasago | Ayako Kawasumi[4] |
Urihime | Akari Higuchi[4] |
Daisuke Yūki | Ayumu Murase[4] |
Monmonbō | Eiji Kotōge[4] |
Roppon-ude | Mizuki Nishimura[4] |
Yorie Tsumura | Sumi Shimamoto[4] |
Mukuo Tsumura | Kengo Kora[4] |
Mamoru | Binbin Takaoka |
Habaki | Fukushi Ochiai |
Hat Yōkai | Aki Kanada |
Small Yōkai of Five Chome Town | Shin'ya Takahashi Hiroki Matsukawa Manami Hanawa |
Elementary School Teacher | Kenya Tomatsu |
Elementary School Girl | Arisa Kōri |
Mother | Akane Odagiri |
Girl | Ayako Mitani |
Nomiya-Sensei | Hideyuki Hori |
Production
editThe cast of the television series also returned to reprise their roles. Uru to perform the film's music "Remember".[citation needed][5]
Release
editThe film was released in Japan on September 29, 2018.[6] In Japan, the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 29, 2019.[7]
Aniplex of America released the film in North America, with a premiere at Anime NYC 2019 and a home video release on November 26, 2019.[8]
Reception
editNatsume's Book of Friends the Movie grossed $17,473,797 at the box office.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (2018) box office". Box Office Mojo. August 20, 2022. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ Baker, Bayleigh (March 25, 2018). "Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Film's 1st Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Inc., Aniplex. "「
劇場 版 夏目 友人 帳 ~うつせみに結 ぶ~」2018年 9月 29日 (土 )全国 ロードショー。". natsume-movie.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2018-03-25.{{cite web}}
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Natsume's Book of Friends Movie". March 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Natsume's Book of Friends Film's Trailer Previews Uru's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 9, 2019). "Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World Film Opens on September 29". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Blu-ray&DVD". aniplex.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 13, 2019). "Aniplex USA to Release Natsume's Book of Friends Film on Blu-ray Disc in November". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in English)
- Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia