Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

Natsume's Book of Friends The Movie: Ephemeral Bond
Teaser poster
Japanese name
Kanji劇場版 夏目友人帳 ～うつせみに結ぶ～
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGekijōban Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Utsusemi ni Musubu
Directed by
Screenplay bySadayuki Murai
Based onNatsume's Book of Friends
by Yuki Midorikawa
Produced by
  • Sayako Muramatsu
  • Ayako Yokoyama
  • Shirō Ishihara
  • Fumi Yazaki
Starring
Cinematography
  • Hitoshi Tamura
  • Tetsuya Kawada
Edited byKazuhiko Seki
Music byMakoto Yoshimori
Production
company
Distributed byAniplex
Release date
  • September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$17,473,797[1]

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.[2][3]

Plot

Natsume 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

Character Japanese voice
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

The cast of the television series also returned to reprise their roles. Uru to perform the film's music "Remember".[citation needed][5]

Release

The 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

Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie grossed $17,473,797 at the box office.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Blu-ray&DVD". aniplex.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  8. ^ 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.