Released
The Great Yokai War
August 6 2005 (over 19 years ago)Rating
63
Based on
69 reviews
- Director: Takashi Miike
- Writers: Hiroshi Aramata, Takashi Miike, Mitsuhiko Sawamura, Takehiko Itakura
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Action
- Runtime: 2 h 4 m
- Budget: $12,148,397
- Box office: $15,787,492
- Country: Japan
- Companies: KADOKAWA, Japan Film Fund, Nippon Television Network Corporation
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.
