Quick Facts
DirectorTakashi Miike
Runtime2h 4m · PG-13
GenresAction · Comedy · Fantasy
Release2005-08-06
Film
The Great Yokai War
2005· PG-13· 2h 4m· Action· Comedy· Fantasy
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.
2005-08-06
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Key Crew
DirectorTakashi Miike
ScreenplayHiroshi Aramata
ProducerFumio Inoue
Director of PhotographyHideo Yamamoto
Original Music ComposerKoji Endo
EditorYasushi Shimamura
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 23 crew)
Details
Released2005-08-06
Runtime2h 4m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosKADOKAWA · Japan Film Fund · Nippon Television Network Corporation
Budget$12M
Box office$16M
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating6.3/10 · 76 votes
Original languageja
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