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The Great Yokai War

The Great Yokai War

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 6, 2005

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Comedy, Fantasy, Action

User Score

63%

Original Title

妖怪大戦争

Production Companies

KADOKAWA, Japan Film Fund, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Director

Takashi Miike

Budget

$12,148,397

Revenue

$15,787,492

Description

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.