The Great Yokai War

Aug 6, 2005

2h 4m

★ 6.3

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.

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Action

Production Companies

KADOKAWA

Japan Film Fund

Nippon Television Network Corporation

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Cast

Tadashi Ino

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Sata

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Yōko Ino

Kaho Minami

Tataru Ino

Riko Narumi

"Mysterious" Editor

Shiro Sano

Miyuki Miyabe

Arimasa Osawa

Yuu Tokui

Itsuji Itao

Taru Honkonen

Yoichi's father

Yoji Tanaka

Toshiya Nagasawa

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