Yôkai daisensô

2005 [JAPANESE]

Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 74% · 19 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 2907 2.9K

japan based on manga warfare festival youkai yokai

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Takashi Miike Photo
Takashi Miike

Top cast

Rei Yoshii Photo
Rei Yoshii as Yuki Onna
Ken'ichi Endô Photo
Ken'ichi Endô as Ou Tengu
Chiaki Kuriyama Photo
Chiaki Kuriyama as Agi
Ryûnosuke Kamiki Photo
Ryûnosuke Kamiki as Tadashi Ino
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1.11 GB
1280*682
Japanese 2.0
PG-13
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23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 2
2.29 GB
1920*1024
Japanese 5.1
PG-13
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Why didn't they make kiddie movies like this

Why didn't they make kiddie movies like this when I was a kid?
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Occasionally fun, occasionally grating, and way, way too

Occasionally fun, occasionally grating, and way, way too long. But always fascinatingly illogical, as Miike films always are (and despite his trademark jerky, muddy CGI being completely wrong for the style of the narrative). Also some surprisingly good performances, especially from Toyokawa (the main bad guy), who is frighteningly stoic, almost melancholy, and the kid who plays Tadashi who somehow manages to not be annoying, an amazing feat considering the role he's playing.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

If someone is going to make a new

If someone is going to make a new Yokai movie, it really should be Takeshi Miike, who draws inspiration from Aramata Hiroshi's Teito Monogatari, the Spook Warfare movie and Mizuki Shigeru's GeGeGe no Kitaro manga. All three — and this movie — are just different takes on the legend of Momotaro driving the demons away from Kikaigashima. Where this adaption changes the game is that it's not about Japan against outside forces, but really about the old ways versus the modern world, as the enemy demons are all mechanical robotic beasts that feel like they'd be right at home in the Luigi Cozzi movie. It tells the tale of Tadashi Ino, a young boy who moves to a small town after his parents' divorce. At the festival of his village, he is picked as that year's Kirin Rider, but beyond that being just a ceremonial title, he ends up really being the protector of all things good and must defend the town against Yasunori Kato, who demands revenge for how modern Japan has disrespected the yokai. To gain that vengeance, he transforms them in a magical forge into kikai that takes a page out of Dr. Robotnik and transforms friendly yokai into enemies. Sadly, for all the adventures in this film, when you grow up, you lose the ability to see yokai. Despite the move toward CGI in this, its still a charming film. Of course, it's also a Miike movie, so it can have cute and cuddly creature in one scene and a fetal demon being born in blood the next, so prepare yourself.
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