
Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor
The film will be made up of two stories: "Ishi Okoshi" and "Ayashiki Raihousha." In "Ishi Okoshi," Natsume meets a small youkai called Mitsumi in a forest. Mitsumi is entrusted to wake up the divine youkai "Iwatetsu" from its deep slumber. Mitsumi weighs on Natsume's mind, so he sets out to help Mitsumi with his task. In "Ayashiki Raihousha," a mysterious visitor appears in front of Tanuma. Nearly every day, the visitor visits Tanuma, talks to him a little, and then leaves. Natsume, who knows the visitor is a youkai, worries for Tanuma, but Tanuma enjoys these exchanges with the youkai. The youkai means no harm, but Tanuma's health slowly starts to deteriorate.
First aired
January 16, 2021
Type
Movie
Characters
Cast
Crew
Eri Yamazaki
Animation Director
Hitoshi Tamura
Director of Photography
Miyuki Ooshiro
Second Unit Director
Shinji Sugiyama
Art Designer
Yukihiro Shibutani
Art Direction
Hiromitsu Hagiwara
Character Designer
Hiromi Miyawaki
Color Designer
Yuki Midorikawa
Comic Book
Tatsuo Yamada
Creature Design
Kazuhiko Seki
Editor
Masafumi Watanabe
Foley Artist
Kayo Daibou
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Megumi Miyagawa
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Yoshioka
Key Animation
Ena Nishikawa
Key Animation
Toshie Kawamura
Key Animation
Toshinari Yamashita
Key Animation
Yasuhiro Saiki
Key Animation
Mikio Ikezawa
Key Animation
Sachiko Todaka
Key Animation
Saka Ikeda
Key Animation
Miyako Kano
Key Animation
Shintaro Doge
Key Animation
Terumi Muto
Key Animation
Kazune Suzuki
Key Animation
Tomomi Shimazaki
Key Animation