is a 2018 Japanese

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film based on

Yuki Midorikawa is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist. She is primarily known for her shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga works in the magazines ''LaLa'' and ''LaLa DX'', published by Hakusensha. Her most successful works have been ''Hotarubi no Mori e'', which rece ...

's manga and anime ''

Natsume's Book of Friends is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Midorikawa. It started in Hakusensha's Shōjo manga, manga magazine ''LaLa DX'' in June 2003, where it ran until April 2008; it has been serialized in ''LaLa'' since July 2007. ...

''. The film is produced by

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and directed by Hideki Itō under the chief direction of

Takahiro Omori (born June 25, 1965) is a Japanese animator, storyboard writer, and director. He has directed many anime series, including ''Fancy Lala'', '' Koi Kaze'', ''Gakuen Alice'', '' Hell Girl'', '' Natsume's Book of Friends'', ''Baccano!'', ''Durarara! ...

; with an original story written by Sadayuki Murai under Midorikawa's supervision. It was released in Japan on September 29, 2018.''

Plot

Natsume travels to a town where his exorcist grandmother Natsume Reiko stayed in for a bit, there he meets an acquaintance of hers. Meanwhile Nyanko-sensei follows some spirits into the woods and end up with a weird seed stuck on him that later becomes a spirit tree in Natsume's front yard.

Voice cast

Production

The cast of the television series also returned to reprise their roles. Uru to perform the film's music "Remember".

Release

The film was released in Japan on September 29, 2018. In Japan, the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 29, 2019.

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released the film in North America, with a premiere at

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2019 and a home video release on November 26, 2019.

Reception

''Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie'' grossed $17,473,797 at the box office.

References

External links

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