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Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever

Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever

20187.91h 40m

Overview

The film tells the story of interweaving friendships between three children and yo-kai. The film is set in 1960s Tokyo, in Sakura Motomachi. A boy named Shin lives a poor but happy life. When his mother — his only family member — dies, Shin's unhappiness hits rock bottom. That is when another boy named Itsuki saves Shin. Itsuki has also lost his older sister. Shin, Itsuki, and a young girl named Tae who can see yo-kai all become friends. Shin's guardian spirit Suu-san, a "Nekomata" cat, and other new yo-kai join their group, and this group is able to regain what it means to have a precious family. This new family must now face a mysterious incident, and a shocking reality awaits them.

Directed by Shigeharu Takahashi
Written by Akihiro Hino
Produced by Lee Sang-jin
Box Office0Revenue: $10.3M

Top Cast

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

高城イツキ /エンマ大王 / 夜叉エンマ (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

下町シン (voice)

Nao Toyama

Nao Toyama

有星タエ (voice)

Etsuko Kozakura

Etsuko Kozakura

猫又 (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

ぬらりひょん (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

执事・臼田さん (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

スーさん (voice)

Shun Oguri

Shun Oguri

紫炎 (voice)

Themes & Keywords

supernaturalbased on video gameyoukai1960sanime

About Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever

Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever is a animation, fantasy, adventure film released in 2018 exploring themes of supernatural, based on video game, youkai, 1960s, anime. Directed by Shigeharu Takahashi, it stars Ryohei Kimura, Atsumi Tanezaki, Nao Toyama. The film tells the story of interweaving friendships between three children and yo-kai. The film is set in 1960s Tokyo, in Sakura Motomachi. A boy named Shin lives a poor but happy life. When his mother — his only family member — dies, Shin's unhappiness hits rock bottom. That is when another boy named Itsuki saves Shin. Itsuki has also lost his older sister. Shin, Itsuki, and a young girl named Tae who can see yo-kai all become friends. Shin's guardian spirit Suu-san, a "Nekomata" cat, and other new yo-kai join their group, and this group is able to regain what it means to have a precious family. This new family must now face a mysterious incident, and a shocking reality awaits them.

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