Young tadashi ino is declared the kirin rider at a local festival, not knowing that the title will soon become literal. Part of why i liked the great yokai war so much is probably due to the fact that i knew a bit about japanese mythology, going into it. The great yokai war is a 2005 japanese fantasy film directed by takashi miike and produced by kadokawa pictures. The list of movie references that can be namedropped seems endless, but ultimately i prefer to describe it as sort of a liveaction hayao miyazaki film spirited away, howls moving castle. In both of its appearances, the kappas appearance is identical to typical depictions of its kind in media. Zebraman was definitely one foot in that direction, but this is something that was absolutely made to appeal to everyone. Watching it i felt i was reading a great book, and thought how huge this would have been if it was a book. The characters are cool, the story is a bit on the generic side but that doesnt mean its bad, and all the yokai look great on screen. It has since been adapted for the 1968, 1985, 2007 and 2018 anime versions of gegege no kitaro. Dead or alive was shown at the tokyo international film festival in 1999.
Virtuoso and fantastic childrens film by the most adult filmmaker in japan. At first glance the great yokai war doesnt appear to take any great leaps. At the same time the great yokai war remains accessible. The great yokai war 2005 film gegege no kitaro wiki. Dvds all play perfectly and in excellent condition or i wont put them up for sale rare exception for a rare movie, but will let you know the condition in this details section. The following list should help viewers identify many of the key yokai and humans in the film. The kappa kappa are a race of amphibious yokai from japanese legend that made appearances in the 1968 daiei film, yokai monsters. The great yokai war is a titular remake of a 1968 fantasy about yokai. I loved that the film does not follow a normal path.
When shy city boy tadashi moves in with his grandpa, he ends up stumbling into a colorful world of ancient spirits. It also doesnt care being labelled childish instead of being just. The great yokai war also benefits from a superb cast. The story was serialized from april 17 to may 8, 1966. The film was released to japanese theaters on august 16, 2005. Traditional japanese spirit creatures that can resemble people, monsters and even inanimate objects. Etsushi tokoyawa underplays demon katou with just the right touch of tormented menace, agi is played by jailbait temptress chiaki kuriyama kill bill with hissing relish, veteran yakuza film heavy bunto sugawara is delightfully cast against type as tadashias senile but prescient. A sublime boysownadventure fantasy epic where a young boy, forced to leave his home in the. Pufnstuf, but i really feel that its closest in tone to the adventures of baron munchausen, and whatever that film s flaws are, gilliam manages to convey a real sense of wonder thats missing from miikes more glib and ironic vision. Then again, given the world of cgi yokai adventures such as the great yokai war and the liveaction kitaro films, destiny compares relatively well, and to be honest the tendency of many films in this genre is to be bloated and kind of slipshod in the storytelling department.
Great yokai war is a lavish remake of the 1968 film yokai daisenso from director takashi miike. The great yokai war the 2005 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Elements of the story were also incorporated into the 1996 series movie gegege no kitaro. Seeing a major character and one of the few traditionally cuddly creatures get dropped into a vat of boiling goo and reemerging as a killing machine might rub some kids the wrong way, but thats how the great yokai war works. Yokai are major figures of japanese folklore, spirits that occupy virtually everything in the world around us. The great yokai war is a lot of fun, with good stuff that outweighs the bad by a fair margin. Lumbering out of the primordial ooze of pop culture, the great yokai war is a lavish childrens film from, of all people, takashi miike, the director famous for his phantasmagorias of horrific, imaginative violence, horrific, imaginatively disturbed sexuality. The great yokai war 2005 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. If you like the great yokai war you are looking for serious and futuristic movies about with legends and myths, adventure, village, friendship, heroes, friends and village life themes of adventure, family and fantasy genre shot in japan. Diving into miike takashis fantasy world is mostly great fun, and in the case of the great yokai war, you get catapulted straight back to the 1980s, a decade marked by a handful of pictures that tackled kids imagination. But that also makes it sound indescribable, which it is. It stars riki takeuchi as the chinese triad boss and former yakuza ryuichi and show aikawa as the japanese cop detective jojima and focuses on their meeting and conflict.
The great yokai war japans premiere goremeister, takashi miike, shows he can also appeal to kids, with environmentally friendly goblin adventure. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Some, such as the turtlelike kappa, are relatively well known, but there are hundreds of. Hanzaisha, abbreviated as doa dii o ei, is a 1999 japanese yakuza action film directed by takashi miike. Now comes the hard part, trying to explain the film. The great yokai war is a lavish remake of the 1968 film yokai daisenso from critically acclaimed director takashi miike audition, ichi the killer, zebraman. The great yokai war, yokai daisenso is a 2005 japanese fantasy film directed by takashi miike and produced by kadokawa pictures. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies.
Yokai can be scary or cute, but theyre basically good. It has a few weird moments and certainly more than one case of godawful cgi, but its not enough to take away. The reason for mentioning those particular film classics is that the great yokai war has the retro feel both in terms of the costume design and makeup, and by its extensive use of the stopmotion animation. More or less a childrens adventure story, the great yokai war combines folkloric elements with images and characters gleaned from the inexhaustible, crazy. The great yokai war movie a young boy with a troubled home life becomes chosen, and he stumbles into the middle of a great spirit war, where he meets a group of friendly spirits who become his companions through his journey. The great yokai war is a film directed by takashi miike with ryunosuke kamiki, chiaki kuriyama, etsushi toyokawa, hiroyuki miyasako, year. The great yokai war, yokai dai senso is a gegege no kitaro story that first appeared as a chapter of the shonen magazine run.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the great yokai war near you. The great yokai war, yokai daisenso, is a 2005 liveaction film directed by takashi miike. The great yokai war, yokai daisenso is a 2005 japanese fantasy childrens film directed by takashi miike and produced by kadokawa pictures. The master of hard cult film restrains himself, apart from on the level of the imagination. So, being able to pick out and identify various critters. Lumbering out of the primordial ooze of pop culture, the great yokai war is a lavish childrens film from, of all people, takashi miike, the director famous for his phantasmagorias of horrific, imaginative violence, horrific, imaginatively disturbed sexuality, and general horrific, imaginative weirdness. Narrative coherence is perhaps not among the films virtues, but its loopy, cluttered story is part of the fun. Other writers are comparing the great yokai war to everything from spirited away to h. A motley crew of spirits recruit a boy to be savior in the great yokai war.
Shigeru mizuki, hiroshi aramata, natsuhiko kyogoku and miyuki miyabe served as creative consultants on the film, collectively credited as the kwai producer team. Jun 30, 2006 more or less a childrens adventure story, the great yokai war combines folkloric elements with images and characters gleaned from the inexhaustible, crazy ferment of contemporary japanese. Heres one directed by takashi miike, so it ought to have about as many warnings as there are warnings. It was released under the international english title the great yokai war by tokyo shock. The great yokai war is a weird, wondrous and beautiful piece of work. Rent the great yokai war 2005 starring ryunosuke kamiki and hiroyuki miyasako on dvd and bluray. A young boy becomes an unlikely hero when he is chosen as the kirin rider and must lead japans ancient yokai spirits in their apocalyptic war against the evi. The film is terrific actionpacked, full of weird creatures the titular yokai, japanese folkloric beings with a range of forms, from cute to scary, and varying attitudes towards people.
According to the filmmakers the great yokai war features 1. The film makes no more or less sense than ridley scotts legend or jim hensons labyrinth, and. The great yokai war yokai daisenso is a 2005 japanese fantasy childrens film directed by takashi miike and produced by kadokawa pictures. Takashi miike, ryunosuke kamiki, hiroyuki miyasako, chiaki kuriyama, bunta sugawara. The great yokai war is a fantasyhorror film about a young boy caught in a war between traditional japanese folklore creatures known as youkai. Directed by japanese cult director takashi miike ichi the killer, audition, etc. Aug 06, 2005 it unfolds like all of those great books you loved as a kid and is just as dense at times as tadashi struggles to find the strength to become a hero.
It serves as a spiritual successor to daieis yokai monsters films of the 1960s, and is a loose remake of the second entry in the series. The great yokai war is probably miikes first truly mainstream film. Aug 23, 2006 other writers are comparing the great yokai war to everything from spirited away to h. An indescribably insane film, chock full o crazy design work and mind bendingingly psychedelic and surreal set pieces. Pufnstuf, but i really feel that its closest in tone to the adventures of baron munchausen, and whatever that films flaws are, gilliam manages to convey a real sense of wonder thats missing from miikes more glib and ironic vision.
The great yokai war 2005 2h 4m japanese movies when shy city boy tadashi moves in with his grandpa, he ends up stumbling into a colorful world of ancient spirits that he is strangely able to see. Achmed the dead terrorist has a son jeff dunham controlled chaos jeff dunham duration. Think hr pufnstuff on an entire sheet of lsd, and youre in the ball park. The great yokai war 2005 directed by takashi miike. Jul 30, 2008 the great yokai war 2005 im getting used to the screens full of warnings when watching films in the sundance channels extreme asia series. The film was 2005s the great yokai war, taking the title of the most popular and wellknown of the 60s trilogy spook warfare is its common name in english markets, but the 2005 translation is far more accurate but almost. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the great yokai war with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. It unfolds like all of those great books you loved as a kid and is just as dense at times as tadashi struggles to find the strength to become a hero. At least this one has very likable leads and some rather imaginative. The film focuses largely on creatures from japanese mythology known as yokai. While i do think the great yokai war was intended mostly as a kids movie, in the usa, most parents would not want to show this to younger kids because its. Ushiwaka koujirou, the 2006 kadokawa film, great yokai war, and the 2010 nikkatsu film, death kappa. After a merger in 2004 kadokawadaiei decided to revamp some of the old daiei franchises, which resulted in gamera the brave, the great yokai war, and a takashi miike helmed daimajin movie. Also tgaw offers, graphically beautiful, actionpacked adventure with stunning effects.
A young boy becomes an unlikely hero when he is chosen as the kirin rider and must lead japans ancient yokai spirits in their war against the evil monsters. The great yokai war, yokai daisenso is a 2005 yokai fantasy film coproduced by kadokawa, japan film fund, and nippon tv, and distributed by shochiku. The great yokai war is a fantasyhorror film directed by takashi miike, which tells the tale of a young boy caught in a war between traditional japanese folklore creatures known as youkai. Yokai are major figures of japanese folklore, spirits that occupy virtually. The great yokai monsters war really interesting movie, i first saw it in japan and looked for it everywhere, and amazon was the only place that had it. Sekarang ia harus berjuang untuk melindungi temantemannya dan membebaskan dunia dari rohroh dari penindasan. In the midst of the otherworldly chaos, a young boy named takashi ryunosuke kamiki is named kirin rider at a rural shrine festival and sent into the hills to claim his sword from the great. The great yokai war 2005 film gegege no kitaro wiki fandom. Legend has it that the kirin rider must climb a nearby mountain and claim a legendary sword, guarded by the great goblin and battle the evil army of the yomotsumono. The monsters are a little scary so may not be suitable for some young kids.
Aug 25, 2016 the great yokai war is a lot of fun, with good stuff that outweighs the bad by a fair margin. A group of grotesque supernatural creatures from japanese folklore enlist the aid of a young boy recently bestowed with the title of. Miike sends his young hero into a nightmares nightmare, and forces him to fight his way out. Tenyearold tadashi has been chosen kirin rider, the defender of justice and peace.
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