Mushi-Shi: The Next Chapter - Drops of Bells
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Mushi-Shi: The Next Chapter - Drops of Bells

8.3 / 10 2015 47mNR Japanese
AnimationMysteryFantasy

Storyline

On a warm summer day, a boy heard the sound of bells ringing, as if in celebration, in the mountain near his home. Several years later in that same mountain, the mushishi Ginko stumbles upon a young girl in a mountain with branches and leaves growing out of her body. He later realises that she is the lord of that mountain but finds it strange that a human like her was chosen as the lord. He meets her older brother who has continued to search for her ever since she disappeared while accompanying him on a stormy day. The story is about Ginko’s peculiar journey amidst the occult to unravel the mystery behind the enigmatic girl called Kaya and the mountain that has become her home.

Cast & Crew

Yuto Nakano

Yuto Nakano

Ginko (voice)

Lead
TS

Tomomi Saito

Kaya (voice)

Mika Doi

Mika Doi

Narrator (voice)

Gen Ogawa

Gen Ogawa

Yoshirou (voice)

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiroshi Nagahama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Mushi-Shi: The Next Chapter - Drops of Bells is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker