The Great Yokai War (2005)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,148,397.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $15,787,492.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 2.8646 |
Directed By
Takashi Miike
Crew
Hiroshi Aramata
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa
Fumio Inoue
Shigeru Mizuki
Hiroshi Aramata
Natsuhiko Kyogoku
Miyuki Miyabe
Takashi Sasaki
Koji Endo
Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
Mitsuhiko Sawamura
Takehiko Itakura
Yasushi Shimamura
Hideo Yamamoto
Masahiro Kimura
Nobuhiro Iizuka
Daisuke Kadoya
Shun Shimizu
Kenji Shibasaki
Jun Nakamura
Takashi Sasaki
Tomomi Nishio
Yamamoto Hideyuki
TOP CAST
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Tadashi Ino
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Sata
Kaho Minami
Yōko Ino
Riko Narumi
Tataru Ino
Shiro Sano
"Mysterious" Editor
Yoji Tanaka
Yoichi's father
Kanji Tsuda
Tadashi's Father
Bunta Sugawara
Shuntarō Ino
Masaomi Kondo
Shōjō
Seiko Iwaido
Kawahime
Sadawo Abe
Kawatarō
Kenichi Endo
Ou Tengu
Renji Ishibashi
Ou Kubi
Kiyoshiro Imawano
General Nurarihyon
Naoto Takenaka
Lamp-Oil
Takashi Okamura
Azukiarai
Chiaki Kuriyama
Agi
Etsushi Toyokawa
Katō Yasunori
Mame Yamada
Noderabô
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