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Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

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Alternative title:
Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Utsusemi ni Musubu (Japanese)
劇場版 夏目友人帳 ～うつせみに結ぶ～ (Japanese)
Genres: supernatural
Plot Summary: Takashi Natsume continues to return the names of the spirits that have been written in the "Book of Friends" he inherited from his grandmother, Reiko Natsume. While navigating between humans and youkai with his friend, pet, and bodyguard Nyanko-sensei, Natsume coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Daisuke Yuuki. It brings back painful memories of a youkai from his past. Meanwhile, Natsume also becomes acquainted with Yorie Tsumura, a woman who knew Reiko and who happened to be in the memories of a youkai whose name he had returned. Yorie now lives a peaceful life with her only son, Mukuo. Spending time with this family comforts Natsume, but a mysterious youkai has been lurking in their town. On the way back from investigating with Natsume, Nyanko-sensei winds up getting himself into trouble that only Natsume and his friends—be they youkai or human—can help him out of.
User Ratings: 61 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Excellent: 18 votes (sub:18)
 Very good: 22 votes (sub:21, dub:1)
 Good: 10 votes (sub:8, dub:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Decent: 3 votes (sub:3)
 So-so: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Weak: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 84 users, rank: #5694 (of 9898)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.115 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.2024, rank: #475 (of 10043)
Weighted mean: 8.141 (Very good), rank: #403 (of 10043) (seen all: 8.14)
Bayesian estimate: 8.024 (Very good), rank: #364 (of 7598)
Vintage: 2018-09-29
Premiere date:
2018-09-29 (Japan)
Opening Theme:
"remember" by Uru
Ending Theme:
"remember" by Uru
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Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Gets Its 1st Game Adaptation (Dec 16, 2024)
New Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Opens on January 16 With Hisako Kanemoto Voicing Forest Spirit (Oct 3, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 24-30 (Nov 26, 2019)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed (Sep 16, 2019)
Aniplex USA to Release Natsume's Book of Friends Film on Blu-ray Disc in November (Sep 13, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 17-23 (Jun 26, 2019)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 17-23 (Jun 26, 2019)
Top-Selling Animation DVDs in Japan: 2019 (First Half) (Jun 20, 2019)
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Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 10-16 (Jun 18, 2019)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 10-16 (Jun 18, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 3-9 (Jun 11, 2019)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 3-9 (Jun 11, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 28-June 2 (Jun 4, 2019)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 28-June 2 (Jun 4, 2019)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film Earns More in China in 1st 3 Days than Entire Japanese Theatrical Run (Mar 10, 2019)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film Gets General Screening in Singapore on January 10 (Jan 4, 2019)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film's Chinese-Subtitled Trailer Streamed (Nov 13, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film Opens in Indonesia in November (Nov 12, 2018)
Odex Film Festival in Philippines Screens 3 Anime Films, 1 Live-Action Film in November (Oct 29, 2018)
Hugtto! Precure Anime Film Tops Japanese Box Office in Debut Weekend for Tickets Sold (Oct 29, 2018)
The Laws of the Universe: Part 1 Stays at #1, Nanoha Detonation Opens at #6 (Oct 23, 2018)
Neofilms Opens Natsume's Book of Friends Film in Hong Kong in December (Oct 22, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Film Sells 500,000 Tickets in Japan (Oct 21, 2018)
The Laws of the Universe: Part 1 Opens at #1, Natsume Film Falls to #5 (Oct 16, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film Opens in Malaysia on October 20 (Oct 12, 2018)
Monster Strike Film Tops Box Office, Re:Zero OVA at #8 (Oct 10, 2018)
Natsume Anime Film Opens at #1, Gintama 2 Falls to #8 (Oct 2, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Film Tops Weekend Box Office Chart in Japan (Oct 1, 2018)
Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond to Have U.S. Premiere at Anime NYC (Sep 22, 2018)
Odex Film Festival in Singapore Screens 4 Anime Films on November 30-December 2 (Sep 19, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Film Previewed in Long Trailer (Sep 14, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film Adds Comedy Duo Viking to Guest Cast (Aug 14, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film's Trailer Previews Uru's Theme Song (Jul 12, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film Video Previews 3 Nyanko-sensei Cats (May 23, 2018)
Odex to Also Screen Natsume's Book of Friends Film in Malaysia (May 22, 2018)
Odex to Screen Natsume's Book of Friends Film in Philippines, Indonesia Later this Year (May 18, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Film's 1st Trailer Streamed (Mar 25, 2018)
Natsume's Book of Friends Film Reveals Staff, Cast, Title (Mar 23, 2018)
Interest:
Natsume's Book of Friends Film Gets Cracker Collaboration, Special Exhibit (Aug 25, 2018)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Takahiro Ōmori
Director: Hideki Itō
Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai
Storyboard:
Hideki Itō
Masayuki Kojima
Miyuki Oshiro
Takahiro Ōmori
Unit Director:
Hideki Itō
Miyuki Oshiro
Music: Makoto Yoshimori
Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
Animation Director:
Ena Nishikawa
Eri Yamazaki
Kenji Hayama
Miyuki Oshiro
Natsuko Kondou
Orie Tanaka
Director of Photography:
Hitoshi Tamura
Tetsuya Kawada
Producer:
Fumi Yazaki
Sayako Muramatsu
Shiro Ishihara
Shuko Yokoyama

2D Design:
Mutsumi Saitō (Graphinica)
Natsuko Satō (Graphinica)
Shōko Harada (Graphinica)
2nd Key Animation:
Ayako Tanaka
Dana Shuhara
Emi Ikebuchi
Emi Nakai
Emi Nakamura
Eri Nishikawa
Eri Yamazaki
Fuki Kurihara
Kana Niimura (C-Station)
Kayo Daibou
Kazune Suzuki
Kurumi Okazaki (C-Station)
Manami Fukuyo
Mari Kobayashi
Mayu Hirotomi
Megumi Miyagawa
Minami Seki
Misaki Nishino
Miyuki Kobayashi
Miyuki Oshiro
Orie Tanaka
Ritsuko Kondō (C-Station)
Shinari Nagata (C-Station)
Shoko Naoki
Sōichirō Kubo
Sosuke Oka
Tomomi Kawatsuma
Yuiko Kamata (C-Station)
Yurika Konuma
Action Animation Director: Tatsuo Yamada
Animation producer: Yumi Satō
Associate producer:
Mutsumi Tokunaga
Noriko Iwasaki
Tomomi Nakamura
Background Art:
Ayumi Takasaki
Eriko Nakamura
Fumie Nuibe
Hiroshi Kanno
Hiroyuki Hasegawa (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production)
Izumi Ozawa
Kaori Masaki (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production)
Kimiyo Saito
Kōhei Kobayashi
Kyoko Shibuya
Mao Miyake (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production)
Marie Murata
Masaru Sotoya
Mie Kasai
Minami Usui
Mizuka Ueda
Nanae Sōji (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production)
Niki Higaki (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production)
Nobuhiro Ōtsuka
Satoshi Takahara
Tomoko Yanagishita (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production)
Tomomi Masaki
Yayoi Okashiwa
Yuki Nomura
CG Production:
Mitsuyasu Okita (Octigraphica)
Norikazu Kanbayashi (Octigraphica)
Color Coordination:
Jinko Suzuki
Takuya Ogaki
Color setting: Hiromi Miyawaki
Cooperation: Machiko Kawakatsu
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
In-Between Animation:
Ai Nagatome (Anitus Kobe)
Ai Tomohiro (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Airi Sakai (PINE JAM)
Airi Watanabe (Shuka)
Akiko Kanai (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Atsumi Ichimura (A-Line)
Aya Takada (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Ayumi Beppu (Anitus Kobe)
Ayumi Ogawa
Azusa Nishimura (A-Line)
Chihiro Senoo (A-Line)
Chung Suk Go (HANJIN ANIMATION)
Dai Shimizu (Anime R)
Daichi Haga (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Daiki Abe (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Daiki Yoshinaga (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Emi Ikebuchi (Shuka)
Emi Nakamura
En Sun Jo (HANJIN ANIMATION)
Eri Ishikawa (Graphinica Asagaya Studio)
Eri Okada (WIT STUDIO)
Haruka Uchida (C-Station)
Hidefumi Yoshida (Anitus Kobe)
Hiroko Morikawa (Anime R)
Hye Enn Kim (HANJIN ANIMATION)
Hye Jong Kim (Orange)
Hyun Jeong Jeong (Orange)
Ja Young Ryu (Orange)
Jeong Soon Kim (Orange)
Jiayi Li (Graphinica Asagaya Studio)
Jung Lan Kim (Orange)
Junichi Kōno (μ)
Kae Ozawa (A-Line)
Kazuri Koike (Snow Light Staff)
Ken Ebe (Snow Light Staff)
Kenta Fukushima (Ekura Animal)
Kentarō Nezu
Kiyomi Ishiwata (Studio Live)
Kokoro Ikarashi (PINE JAM)
Kouya Uemichi (Anime R)
Kurumi Kishida (PINE JAM)
Mai Ogawa (Oh Production)
Mai Oku (Anitus Kobe)
Mana Higashiya (Graphinica Asagaya Studio)
Mari Miyagi (Shuka)
Mariko Uehara (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Megumi Moribayashi (SILVER LINK.)
Mikio Ikezawa (Shuka)
Min Ae Kim (Orange)
Min Young Kang (HANJIN ANIMATION)
Miyuki Oshiro
Mizuki Kamomiya (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Moe Ogawa (Anitus Kobe)
Momoka Yōmoto (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Nae Nishikimi (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Nan Hee Park (Orange)
Naoki Chigira (Graphinica Asagaya Studio)
Naomi Yoshida (Graphinica Asagaya Studio)
Natsuko Kondou
Nobuyuki Hiramatsu (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Ren Horinouchi (Anitus Kobe)
Rina Iwama (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Rintarō Hayashi (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Rio Nishikawa (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Ritsuko Tanaka
Ryūji Nakamura (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Sachiko Todaka (Shuka)
Seiji Kuboyama (Studio Live)
Senri Kiriyama (C-Station)
Shiho Nakazawa (PINE JAM)
Shiho Yoshida (Anitus Kobe)
Shiina Motoyashiki (PINE JAM)
Shiori Kitahata (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Shuta Sato (PINE JAM)
Sō Kojima (Shuka)
Song Hee Han (Orange)
Sun Ah Son (Orange)
Tae Gang Lee (HANJIN ANIMATION)
Takeshi Ōkoshi (REVOROOT)
Tōko Miyaji (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Tomohiro Katsumata (μ)
Tomoka Nakanishi (Shuka)
Tomoko Tomita (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Tomoko Uno (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Tomomi Morishita (Snow Light Staff)
Tomoya Kitagawa (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Tomoyo Hata (Ekura Animal)
Yi Hui Zhang (Shuka)
Yi Zhou Yang (Graphinica Asagaya Studio)
Yin Kai Cai (Graphinica Asagaya Studio)
Yōichirō Naitō (WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio)
Yūka Kadomura (Anitus Kobe)
Yūka Ōzeki (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Yukako Uehara (Graphinica Asagaya Studio)
Yukiya Murata (WHITE FOX Tokyo Studio)
Yumiko Haneda (reboot)
Yumiko Sakaki (Anime R)
In-Between Check:
Eri Okada (WIT STUDIO)
Sachiko Todaka
Sō Kojima
Yukako Uehara (Graphinica)
Key Animation:
Atsushi Aono
Emi Ikebuchi
Emi Nakamura
Eri Nishikawa
Eri Yamazaki
Fumiyo Kimura
Hideyuki Motohashi
Hiroshi Tomioka
Hiroto Yokote
Jun Maeda
Kayo Daibou
Kazune Suzuki
Kenji Hayama
Madoka Kattō
Maho Takagi
Mamie Ashikaga
Masahiro Koyama
Masahisa Koyata
Masakazu Kawazoe
Masami Gohda
Mayumi Nakamura
Megumi Miyagawa
Michiko Asada
Miki Urashima
Misao Abe
Miyako Kanō (Zero-G)
Miyuki Kobayashi
Miyuki Oshiro
Naoko Hayashi
Orie Tanaka
Peng Yang (Candy Box)
Rie Maehara
Ryō Tanaka
Shinsuke Ishikawa
Shintarō Dōge
Takuo Tominaga
Tatsuo Yamada
Terumi Mutō
Tomomi Ishii
Tomomi Shimazaki
Tomoyo Kamoi
Toshie Kawamura
Toshinari Yamashita (Zero-G)
Wataru Abe
Yasuhiro Saiki
Yoriko Gotō
Zhi Cheng Zhang (Candy Box)
Layout Supervision:
Masakazu Kawazoe
Takuo Tominaga
Monster Design: Tatsuo Yamada
Movie Publicity:
Akiko Yodo
Takeo Tsuda
Paint:
Asuka Hino (J.C. Staff)
Chiori Ikushima (J.C. Staff)
Emi Miseki
En Yu Lin (Graphinica)
Fumiko Tanaka (Studio Elle)
Hiromi Nitahara
Hiroshi Moriwaki (Studio Elle)
Ikuya Ozeki (Studio Elle)
Jinko Suzuki
Kaho Nakano (Studio Elle)
Kazuki Kaiga (Studio Elle)
Mayumi Tanahashi (J.C. Staff)
Mika Funahashi (J.C. Staff)
Mika Kinoshita (Studio Elle)
Mirai Sato (J.C. Staff)
Moe Sudo (J.C. Staff)
Momono Sasaki (Studio Elle)
Nobuyuki Shimada
Runa Iwanami (Studio Elle)
Ryōko Fujisawa (Studio Elle)
Ryōma Kotaki (Studio Elle)
Satoko Suzuki (Rising Force)
Tomoko Imase
Yoshiyuki Ōta (Studio Elle)
Yukari Hashimoto (Studio Elle)
Yuki Yoshioka
Yukiko Itō (J.C. Staff)
Yukiko Takahashi (Studio Elle)
Yurie Matsuura (Rising Force)
Yūsuke Watanabe (Studio Elle)
Yūto Ōeda (Studio Elle)
Paint Check:
Jinko Suzuki
Takuya Ogaki
Photography:
Atsuko Okui (Assez Finaud Fabric)
Bo Ra Kim (Graphinica)
Eiko Hirayama (Graphinica)
Fumi Nanba (Assez Finaud Fabric)
Haruhide Ishiguro (Graphinica)
Hitoshi Tamura 
Isao Tōkairin (Graphinica)
Kanae Ouchi (Assez Finaud Fabric)
Kaneko Fujimaki (Assez Finaud Fabric)
Kazuma Hatakeyama (Graphinica)
Kazuma Shinzato (Graphinica)
Kōhei Tanada (Graphinica)
Norimasa Teramoto (Wao World)
Ryōko Takashimizu (Graphinica)
Shinnosuke Inaba (Wao World)
Shinya Kobayashi (Yumeta Company)
Shōko Harada (Graphinica)
Si Yu Tang (Graphinica)
Takaya Takahashi (Graphinica)
Takeshi Miyakawa (Graphinica)
Taketo Kimura (Graphinica)
Tetsuji Sakamaki (Graphinica)
Tetsuya Kawada 
Toshihiro Fujita (Graphinica)
Xiao Mu Yang (Graphinica)
Yoshiaki Kayaba (Assez Finaud Fabric)
Yū Nishino (Graphinica)
Yuichiro Tozawa (Graphinica)
Yusuke Sasano (Graphinica)
Yūta Nakamura (Assez Finaud Fabric)
Planning:
Akihito Watanabe
Akira Shimada
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Naoya Kinoshita
Takahiro Noda
Yukio Kawasaki
Production Advancement:
Risa Noro
Satoshi Matsukawa
Shuhei Ayukawa
Production manager: Hikari Kobayashi
Production Office:
Hiromi Kurimoto
Misako Tanimoto
Publicity:
Akihito Masui
Hiromi Kawamata
Kazumi Noguchi
Konomi Kanaya
Yumiko Matsuzaki
Publicity Producer: Haruka Soya
Special Effects: Toshio Hasegawa
Sub-Character Design: Hiromitsu Hagiwara
Theme Song Performance: Uru
Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume

Akemi Okamura as Hinoe
Akira Ishida as Shūichi Natori
Chō as Chōbihige
Eiji Itō as Shigeru Fujiwara
Hiroshi Shimozaki as Ox-Faced Middle Class Yōkai
Hisayoshi Suganuma as Atsushi Kitamoto
Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei
Kazuma Horie as Kaname Tanuma
Kyouko Chikiri as Kappa
Miki Itō as Tōko Fujiwara
Miyuki Sawashiro as Jun Sasada
Rina Satō as Tōru Taki
Ryōhei Kimura as Satoru Nishimura
Sanae Kobayashi as Reiko Natsume
Satsuki Yukino as Hiiragi
Takashi Matsuyama as One-Eyed Middle Class Yōkai
Takaya Kuroda as Misuzu

Akane Odagiri as Mother
Aki Kanada as Youkai in the Hat
Arisa Kōri as Elementary School Girl
Ayako Mitani as Girl
Binbin Takaoka as Takimori
Eiji Kotōge as Monmonbo (Viking)
Fukushi Ochiai as Habaki
Hideyuki Hori as Nomiya-sensei
Hiroki Matsukawa as A Small Youkai in Gochocho
Kengo Kōra as Tsumura Tomio, Honokage
Kenya Tomatsu as Elementary School Teacher
Manami Hanawa as A Small Youkai in Gochocho
Mizuki Nishimura as Six-armed youkai (Viking)
Shinya Takahashi as A Small Youkai in Gochocho
Sumi Shimamoto as Yorie Tsumura
Japanese companies
2D Design: Graphinica
2nd Key Animation:
A-Line
C-Station
ingresA
Rising Force
Animation Production: Shuka
Background Art: Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production
Effects Cooperation:
Asahi Production
Asura Film
Brain's Base
C-Station
DEFA
drop
Giga Production
J.C. Staff
M.S.J Musashino Production
Magic Bus
NAZ
Satelight
Studio CL
Yumeta Company
Finish Animation:
CJT
Graphinica
Hanjin Animation
J.C. Staff
Kinema Citrus
Orange
R.I.C
Rising Force
Studio Elle
In-Between Animation:
A-Line
Anime R
Anitus Kōbe
C-Station
CJT
Ekura Animal
Graphinica Asagaya Studio
Hanjin Animation
Oh! Production
Orange
PINE JAM
Reboot
Revoroot
Shuka
SILVER LINK.
Snow Light Staff
Studio Live
Studio μ
WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio
Wit Studio
In-between Check:
Graphinica
Wit Studio
Key Animation:
Candy Box
Zero-G
Offline Editing: Seki Editing Studio
Photography:
Assez Finaud Fabric.
Graphinica
Wao World
Yumeta Company
Script Development: Graphinica VFX Room Art Development Café
Tool Development: Graphinica VFX Room Art Development Café
English staff
English companies
(none)
Licensed by: Aniplex of America
English cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
(none)
Hans Hohlbein as Nyanko-Sensei
Konrad Bösherz as Takashi Natsume

Alexander Ziegenbein as Shuuichi Natori
Daniela Molina as Jun Sasada
Henning Nöhren as Satoru Nishimura
Jannik Endemann as Kaname Tanuma
Jill Böttcher as Reiko Natsume
Laura Elßel as Taki Tooru
Max Felder as Atsushi Kitamoto
Sabine Jaeger as Touko Fujiwara
Uwe Büschken as Shigeru Fujiwara

Antje von der Ahe as Hinoe
Asad Schwarz as Mukuo Tsumura
Birte Baumgardt as Hiiragi
Jens-Uwe Bogadtke as Monmonbou
Kevin Kraus as Misuzu
Reinhard Scheunemann as One-Eyed Middle Class Youkai
Samira Jakobs as Takashi Natsume (young)
Sarah Méndez as Hinoe
Traudel Sperber as Yorie Tsumura
Uwe Jellinek as Ox-Faced Middle Class Youkai
German companies
Distributor: Peppermint Anime
Production Subsidy: J-LOD
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Distributor: Istari Comics
Russian cast
(none)

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