The Great Yokai War

The Great Yokai War

124 mins | Comedy, Action, Fantasy | Aug. 6, 2005

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.

The Great Yokai War

124 mins | Comedy, Action, Fantasy | Aug. 6, 2005

The Great Yokai War
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Kadokawa Pictures, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Japan Film Fund
Original title 妖怪大戦争
Directors Takashi Miike
Writers Takehiko Itakura, Mitsuhiko Sawamura, Hiroshi Aramata, Takashi Miike

Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki

as Tadashi Ino

Kaho Minami

as Yōko Ino

Riko Narumi

as Tataru Ino

Shiro Sano

as "Mysterious" Editor

Yoji Tanaka

as Yoichi's father

Kanji Tsuda

as Tadashi's Father

Bunta Sugawara

as Shuntarō Ino

Masaomi Kondo

as Shōjō

Seiko Iwaido

as Kawahime

Sadawo Abe

as Kawatarō

Kenichi Endo

as Ou Tengu

Renji Ishibashi

as Ou Kubi

Kiyoshiro Imawano

as General Nurarihyon

Naoto Takenaka

as Lamp-Oil

Takashi Okamura

as Azukiarai

Etsushi Toyokawa

as Katō Yasunori

Mame Yamada

as Noderabô