If you loved Okko's Inn, try Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond has roughly 3.7× fewer votes than Okko's Inn — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Animation / Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Okko's Inn, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond is
Spirited Away meets My Neighbor Totoro. Natsume reunites with an old classmate and meets a woman connected to a Yokai. It delivers gentle fantasy.
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