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Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor

Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor

AnimationDramaFantasy
2021, Movie, 52min
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.
Country: Japan
Director:
Hideki Ito
Cast:
Hiroshi Kamiya,
Kazuhiko Inoue,
Hisako Kanemoto,
Akemi Okamura
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Hideki Ito
Director
Hiroshi Kamiya
As Takashi Natsume (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
As Nyanko-sensei, Madara (voice)
Hisako Kanemoto
As Mitsumi (voice)
Akemi Okamura
As Hinoe (voice)
Cho
As Chobihige (voice)
Takaya Kuroda
As Misuzu (voice)
Kazuma Horie
As Kaname Tanuma (voice)

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In a world where humans and supernatural beings coexist, a young man named Natsume embarks on a journey to help a small youkai named Mitsumi fulfill its mission to awaken a powerful deity from its deep slumber. Along the way, Natsume becomes embroiled in a mysterious visitor's frequent visits to his friend Tanuma, whose health begins to deteriorate as a result. As Natsume delves deeper into the truth behind the visitor's intentions, he must confront the fragility of human relationships and the precarious balance between peace and harmony in the supernatural realm.

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You can stream Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor on: Netflix

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