The Natsume’s Book of Friends expansion into the feature film territory as part of its 10th-anniversary period is definitely exciting for fans. The film will arrive in theaters on September 29th, 2018 and the official site has added a new trailer for the film, which is sadly locked but we have an unlocked version below. The films is set to be called Natsume’s Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World. The story is being supervised by original creator Yuki Midorikawa
In terms of staffing, Takahiro Omori is again serving as the chief director but Hideki Ito is the hands-on director. Sadayuki Murai is handling the screenplay for it.
The cast includes Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume, Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei, Sanae Kobayashi as Reiko Natsume, Akira Ishida as Shūichi Natori, Kazuma Horie as Kaname Tanuma, Ryohei Kimura as Satoru Nishimura, Hisayoshi Suganuma as Atsushi Kitamoto, Miyuki Sawashiro as Jun Sasada, Rina Satou as Tōru Taki, Miki Itou as Tōko Fujiwara, Eiji Itō as Shigeru Fujiwara, Satsuki Yukino as Hiiragi, Akemi Okamura as Hinoe, Takaya Kuroda as Misuzu, Chō as Chōbihige, Takashi Matsuyama as One-Eyed Middle Class Yōkai, Hiroshi Shimozaki as Ox-Faced Middle Class Yōkai, and Kyouko Chikiri as Kappa.
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Viz Media is currently releasing the manga and is caught up to the Japanese releases.
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Property concept: Natsume’s Book of Friends follows the story of high school student Takashi Natsume, who possesses a strong ability to see spirits. He inherited this strange ability from his grandmother and has had it as long as he can remember, which has made him introverted and shy. His life changes one day when he receives a mysterious book that belonged to his now deceased grandmother—the Book of Friends. Takashi soon discovers that the book is filled with the names of countless spirits that were sealed away by his grandmother. Not only that—the spirits who have their names written in the book must obey any order given by its owner. As a result, the book becomes a prime target for all roaming spirits trying to gain control of the spirit world.
