The Great Yokai War

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2005-08-06

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.

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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.

Released

2005-08-06

Runtime

124

Director

Takashi Miike

Budget

$12148397

Revenue

$15787492

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Action

Language

日本語

Production

KADOKAWA

Japan Film Fund

Nippon Television Network Corporation

The Great Yokai War

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Ryunosuke Kamiki

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Kaho Minami

Riko Narumi

Shiro Sano

Miyuki Miyabe

Arimasa Osawa

Yuu Tokui

Itsuji Itao

Taru Honkonen

Yoji Tanaka

Toshiya Nagasawa

Kanji Tsuda

Akira Emoto

Bunta Sugawara

Masaomi Kondo

Seiko Iwaido

Sadawo Abe

Hiromasa Taguchi

Kenichi Endo

Toshie Negishi

Asumi Miwa

Rei Yoshii

Tôru Hotohara

Renji Ishibashi

Kiyoshiro Imawano

Naoto Takenaka

Hiroshi Aramata

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Shigeru Mizuki

Takashi Okamura

Chiaki Kuriyama

Etsushi Toyokawa

Mame Yamada