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The Great Yokai War
The Great Yokai War

The Great Yokai War

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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.

Others

Budget

$12148397

Revenue

$15787492

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

06 August 2005

Country

Japan

Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Tadashi Ino

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Sata

Kaho Minami

Kaho Minami

Yōko Ino

Riko Narumi

Riko Narumi

Tataru Ino

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

"Mysterious" Editor

Miyuki Miyabe

Miyuki Miyabe

Arimasa Osawa

Arimasa Osawa

Yuu Tokui

Yuu Tokui

Itsuji Itao

Itsuji Itao

Taru Honkonen

Taru Honkonen

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Yoichi's father

Toshiya Nagasawa

Toshiya Nagasawa

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Tadashi's Father

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Shuntarō Ino

Masaomi Kondo

Masaomi Kondo

Shōjō

Seiko Iwaido

Seiko Iwaido

Kawahime

Sadawo Abe

Sadawo Abe

Kawatarō

Hiromasa Taguchi

Hiromasa Taguchi

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Ou Tengu

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Asumi Miwa

Asumi Miwa

Rei Yoshii

Rei Yoshii

Tôru Hotohara

Tôru Hotohara

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Ou Kubi

Kiyoshiro Imawano

Kiyoshiro Imawano

General Nurarihyon

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Lamp-Oil

Hiroshi Aramata

Hiroshi Aramata

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Shigeru Mizuki

Shigeru Mizuki

Takashi Okamura

Takashi Okamura

Azukiarai

Chiaki Kuriyama

Chiaki Kuriyama

Agi

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Katō Yasunori

Mame Yamada

Mame Yamada

Noderabô

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