The Great Yokai War

2005 · directed by Takashi Miike

Rating
66/100
Hit
no

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.

The Great Yokai War (2005), directed by Takashi Miike, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Ryunosuke Kamiki
  • Hiroyuki Miyasako
  • Kaho Minami
  • Riko Narumi
  • Shiro Sano
  • Miyuki Miyabe
  • Arimasa Osawa
  • Yuu Tokui
  • Itsuji Itao
  • Taru Honkonen

Crew

  • Hideo Yamamoto — Director of Photography
  • Yasushi Shimamura — Editor
  • Koji Endo — Original Music Composer
  • Hiroshi Aramata — Screenplay
  • Mitsuhiko Sawamura — Screenplay
  • Takashi Miike — Screenplay
  • Takehiko Itakura — Screenplay

More from Takashi Miike

  1. Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) — 81/100 · hit
  2. Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) — 81/100 · hit
  3. 13 Assassins (2010) — 80/100 · hit
  4. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) — 74/100
  5. Audition (2000) — 73/100
  6. The Bird People in China (1998) — 73/100

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