The Great Yokai War

About 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.

Takashi Miike's The Great Yokai War is a 2005 comedy fantasy film. Ryunosuke Kamiki stars as Tadashi Ino, Hiroyuki Miyasako as Sata, Kaho Minami as Yōko Ino, and Riko Narumi as Tataru Ino.

Released in August 2005, it runs 124 minutes. Written by Hiroshi Aramata and Mitsuhiko Sawamura. It is adapted from a manga.

Members will find festival, monsters, youkai, and warfare in it. In the United States it streams on ARROW, Bloodstream, and Cineverse Amazon Channel. It scores 6.3 out of 10 from 78 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

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