TOFF 2018 (Golden Village)
Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
Language
Japanese with English & Chinese subtitles
Director
Takahiro Ōmori, Hideki Ito
Cast
Hiroshi Kamiya, Akemi Okamura, Akira Ishida, Chō, Eiji Itō
Synopsis
Takashi Natsume is a 15-year-old boy who wants nothing more but to live a normal life like everyone else. But to his dismay, like his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he possesses the ability to see “youkai,” or spirits. Natsume eventually discovers that Reiko had bequeathed to him a book of contracts in which she had bound youkai—the “Book of Friends.” However, without Reiko ever calling upon the spirits’ names, they have been left in a confined state. Now, these spirits continuously pursue Natsume in the hopes of having their contracts dissolved for freedom. Natsume Yuujinchou is a supernatural slice-of-life series about a boy who struggles to live a normal life while balancing the spirit and human worlds and acquiring important life lessons along the way.