

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. The yōkai originate in Japanese folklore and range from the cute and silly to the disturbing.
Movie Details
Budget
$12.1M
$12,148,397
Revenue
$15.8M
$15,787,492
Languages
Japanese
Studio
KADOKAWA
+2 more
Key Crew

Takashi Miike
Screenplay

Takashi Miike
Director
Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki
Tadashi Ino

Hiroyuki Miyasako
Sata

Kaho Minami
Yōko Ino

Riko Narumi
Tataru Ino

Shiro Sano
"Mysterious" Editor
Miyuki Miyabe
Arimasa Osawa

Yuu Tokui

Itsuji Itao
Taru Honkonen

Yoji Tanaka
Yoichi's father

Toshiya Nagasawa

Kanji Tsuda
Tadashi's Father

Akira Emoto

Bunta Sugawara
Shuntarō Ino

Masaomi Kondo
Shōjō

Seiko Iwaido
Kawahime

Sadawo Abe
Kawatarō

Hiromasa Taguchi

Kenichi Endo
Ou Tengu