The Great Yokai War
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.
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2 films
Cast
34 people
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Tadashi Ino
Known for
Your Name.
Godzilla Minus One
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Sata
Known for
Kamikaze Girls
Casshern
Kaho Minami
Yōko Ino
Known for
Pachinko
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Riko Narumi
Tataru Ino
Known for
1 Litre of Tears
Yakuza Apocalypse
Shiro Sano
"Mysterious" Editor
Known for
Violent Cop
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Miyuki Miyabe
Arimasa Osawa
Also in
XX: Beautiful Weapon
The Exam
Yuu Tokui
Known for
Dark Water
I Am a Hero
Itsuji Itao
Known for
Tokyo Gore Police
Air Doll
Taru Honkonen
Also in
Love Is a Treasure
Yoji Tanaka
Yoichi's father
Known for
Ju-on: The Grudge
Summer Wars
Toshiya Nagasawa
Known for
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Takashi Miike Director · Hiroshi Aramata Screenplay Mitsuhiko Sawamura Screenplay
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $12M · United States release June 30, 2006
Box office
Budget
$12,148,397
Worldwide gross
$15,787,492
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
KADOKAWA
Production
Japan Film Fund
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Kadokawa Eiga K.K.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
妖怪大戦争
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 6, 2005
Theatrical
United States · June 30, 2006
Theatrical
Italy
September 5, 2005 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
August 11, 2006 · TV · terrestrial premiere
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