The Great Yokai War

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 6, 2005

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

KADOKAWA,Nippon Television Network Corporation,Japan Film Fund

Cast

Bunta Sugawara,Kenichi Endo,Yoji Tanaka,Toshie Negishi,Chiaki Kuriyama,Takashi Okamura,Miyuki Miyabe,Yuu Tokui,Taru Honkonen,Hiroyuki Miyasakoand 24 more

Director

Takashi Miike

Writer

Mitsuhiko Sawamura,Takashi Miike,Takehiko Itakura,Hiroshi Aramata

Producer

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa,Fumio Inoue

Cinematography

Hideo Yamamoto

Music

Koji Endo

Budget

$12,148,397

Revenue

$15,787,492

IMDb

tt0425661