Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor
52 mins
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.
Makoto Yoshimori
Original Music Composer
Hiromi Miyawaki
Color Designer
Shinji Sugiyama
Art Designer
Miyuki Ooshiro
Second Unit Director
Hideki Ito
Storyboard Artist
Miyuki Ooshiro
Storyboard Artist
Emi Ikebuchi
Key Animation
Ena Nishikawa
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Kayo Daibou
Key Animation
Kazune Suzuki
Key Animation
Masakazu Kawazoe
Key Animation
Megumi Miyagawa
Key Animation
Mikio Ikezawa
Key Animation
Miyako Kano
Key Animation
Miyuki Ooshiro
Key Animation
Orie Tanaka
Key Animation
Sachiko Todaka
Key Animation
Saka Ikeda
Key Animation
Shintaro Doge
Key Animation
Soichiro Kubo
Key Animation
Takeru Uchida
Key Animation
Terumi Muto
Key Animation
Tomomi Ishii
Key Animation
Tomomi Shimazaki
Key Animation
Toshie Kawamura
Key Animation
Toshinari Yamashita
Key Animation
Yasuhiro Saiki
Key Animation
Yoshihiro Yoshioka
Key Animation
Hideki Ito
Director
Hiromitsu Hagiwara
Character Designer
Eri Yamazaki
Animation Director
Orie Tanaka
Animation Director
Yukihiro Shibutani
Art Direction
Kazuhiko Seki
Editor
Hitoshi Tamura
Director of Photography
Anly
Theme Song Performance
Yuki Midorikawa
Comic Book
Tatsuo Yamada
Creature Design
Yuki Midorikawa
Creator