Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
2018 · 104 min · Director: Takahiro Ômori, Hideki Ito
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Natsume has been busy, navigating between humans and Yokai when he coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Yuki. It brings back painful memories of a certain Yokai. Meanwhile, Natsume also became acquainted with Yorie Tsumura, a woman in the memories of a Yokai whose name he had returned. Yorie knew much about Reiko, but now lived a peaceful life with her only son, Mukuo. Being with this family was comforting for Natsume, but apparently a mysterious Yokai has been lurking in their town. On the way back from investigating, a “Yokai seed” that had latched itself to Nyanko Sensei drops into the Fujiwaras’ garden and grows overnight into a fruit tree. When Nyanko Sensei eats a fruit that is somehow shaped like himself, he suddenly splits into three!
Emotional fingerprint
Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Smile20%
- Curiosity15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Smile. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Animation. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Smile. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Relief
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Relief | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 42 % | 28 % | 10 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 46 % | 34 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 49 % | 43 % | 25 % | 25 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 49 % | 45 % | 15 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sadness | 51 % | 43 % | 8 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 49 % | 30 % | 9 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 50 % | 19 % | 10 % | 6 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 57 % | 21 % | 11 % | 3 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 59 % | 30 % | 11 % | 11 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 63 % | 38 % | 6 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 71 % | 46 % | 4 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 74 % | 60 % | 9 % | 53 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 71 % | 69 % | 13 % | 59 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 68 % | 61 % | 10 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 68 % | 54 % | 15 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 74 % | 64 % | 38 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Relief | 77 % | 73 % | 61 % | 55 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Relief | 79 % | 75 % | 69 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Empathy | 76 % | 74 % | 59 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Empathy | 70 % | 67 % | 47 % | 48 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Shigeru Fujiwara (voice)
Urihime (voice)
Kappa (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Takahiro Ômori, Hideki Ito
- Written by
- Sadayuki Murai
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- JP
- Language
- ja
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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