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The Great Yokai War

The Great Yokai War

20056.32h 4m

Overview

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.

Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Hiroshi Aramata, Takashi Miike, Mitsuhiko Sawamura
Produced by Fumio Inoue
Box OfficeBudget: $12.1MRevenue: $15.8M

Top Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Tadashi Ino

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Sata

Kaho Minami

Kaho Minami

Yōko Ino

Riko Narumi

Riko Narumi

Tataru Ino

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

"Mysterious" Editor

M

Miyuki Miyabe

A

Arimasa Osawa

Yuu Tokui

Yuu Tokui

Itsuji Itao

Itsuji Itao

T

Taru Honkonen

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on mangawarfarefestivalyoukaimonsterskappa

About The Great Yokai War

The Great Yokai War is a comedy, fantasy, action film released in 2005 exploring themes of japan, based on manga, warfare, festival, youkai, monsters. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Kaho Minami. 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.

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