# Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011)

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**Original title**: *friends もののけ島のナキ*
**Runtime**: 87 min
**Genres**: Animation, Comedy, Family
**Directed by**: Takashi Yamazaki, Ryuichi Yagi
**Written by**: Takashi Yamazaki
**Starring**: Shingo Katori, Koichi Yamadera, Yûna Shindô, YOU, Seishirou Katou, Sadao Abe

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Mushroom stumbles onto a fog-shrouded monster island where the locals faint at human contact. Once discovered, the monsters panic harder than the kid ever could. At least the island’s animators had experience with terrified facial expressions.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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