The Great Yokai War (2005)

Comedy
Fantasy
Action

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 yōkai originate in Japanese folklore and range from the cute and silly to the disturbing.

Cast

Tadashi Ino
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Sata
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Yoichi's father
Yoji Tanaka
Toshiya Nagasawa
Tadashi's Father
Kanji Tsuda
Akira Emoto
Shuntarō Ino
Bunta Sugawara
Shōjō
Masaomi Kondo
Kawahime
Seiko Iwaido
Kawatarō
Sadawo Abe
Hiromasa Taguchi
Ou Tengu
Ken'ichi Endô
Yōko Ino
Kaho Minami
Toshie Negishi
Asumi Miwa
Rei Yoshii
Tôru Hotohara
Ou Kubi
Renji Ishibashi
General Nurarihyon
Kiyoshiro Imawano
Lamp-Oil
Naoto Takenaka
H Hiroshi Aramata
N Natsuhiko Kyogoku
Shigeru Mizuki
Tataru Ino
Riko Narumi
Azukiarai
Takashi Okamura
Agi
Chiaki Kuriyama
Katō Yasunori
Etsushi Toyokawa
Noderabô
Mame Yamada
"Mysterious" Editor
Shirō Sano
M Miyuki Miyabe
A Arimasa Osawa
Yuu Tokui
Itsuji Itao
T Taru Honkonen

Crew

Director
Takashi Miike
Screenplay
Takashi Miike
Screenplay
M Mitsuhiko Sawamura
Screenplay
T Takehiko Itakura
Screenplay
H Hiroshi Aramata
Executive Producer
T Tsuguhiko Kadokawa
Producer
F Fumio Inoue
Production Consultant
Shigeru Mizuki
Production Consultant
H Hiroshi Aramata
Production Consultant
N Natsuhiko Kyogoku
Production Consultant
M Miyuki Miyabe
Production Designer
T Takashi Sasaki
Original Music Composer
Koji Endo
Editor
Y Yasushi Shimamura
Director of Photography
Hideo Yamamoto