Friends: Naki on the Monster Island
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Takashi Yamazaki
Shingo Katori
Koichi Yamadera
Sadao Abe
Genki Kawamura
Takashi Yamazaki
Film Details
Synopsis
In a country strangely similar to Japan, there is an island floating on the middle of a lake. It is said that monsters have been living there since the ancient times, so the people have feared the island calling it "the Monster Island." But in reality, the monsters living there are sweet and are in fact living their lives fearful of the humans. One day, a human child named Kotake wanders off into the island. Naki, a red ogre who is unpopular among his peers, ends up taking care of him. Naki hates other ogres just as much as humans and has been living a lonely life, but he starts living with his only friend Gunjo, who is a blue ogre, and the human child Kotake. Through living with Gunjo and Kotake, Naki gradually opens up his heart and gets to know the meaning of tenderness. However, the merry living together doesn't last long. Since Kotake comes to miss his parents, Naki sends him back to his village. But when the villagers see Naki, they beat him off, and Naki is stripped away from Kotake. Naki gets depressed after losing Kotake. Seeing his discouraged friend, Gunjo decides to do something which will separate Gunjo and Naki forever.
