The Great Yokai War

6.3 / 10

(69 votes)

A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures), where he meets a group of friendly yōkai who become his companions through his journey. Now he must fight to protect his friends and free the world of the yōkai from oppression. The yōkai originate in Japanese folklore and range from the cute and silly to the disturbing.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Comedy,

Fantasy,

Action

Duration:

124 minutes

Year:

2005

Director:

Takashi Miike

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Company:

KADOKAWA,

Japan Film Fund,

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Budget:

$12,148,397

Revenue:

$15,787,492

Cast:
Ryunosuke Kamiki

Tadashi Ino

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Sata

Kaho Minami

Yōko Ino

Riko Narumi

Tataru Ino

Shirō Sano

"Mysterious" Editor

Crew:
Hiroshi Aramata

Screenplay

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa

Executive Producer

Fumio Inoue

Producer

Shigeru Mizuki

Production Consultant

Hiroshi Aramata

Production Consultant