| | | A Film by Acclaimed Director Takashi Miike.
Features: DVD
Now, all over Japan, children begin to disappear, and terrifying monsters start attacking people. This is the work of evil spirits antipathetic to the realm of human existence. Their villainy also extends to the ancient sprits of Japan, who begin one by one to fall victim. This is following the story of one of the Japanese Tales.The country s ancient spirits, Shojo, the Kirin Herald, Kawahime, the River Princess, Kawataro, the Kappa River Sprite, the Azuki-Bean Washer and the others, join with Tadashi, the Kirin Rider in a battle to the finish with the Yomotsumono, the cursed evil army.Tadashi's adventure promises to be full of surprises! This journey is more exciting and modern than the Legend Japanese Cartoon "Gegege no Kitarou".System Requirements:Running Time: 124 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE
"...[The film's] handsome strangeness has a rare and special charm..." New York Times
"...action-packed fantasy deserves to become a classic family film." Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide
"...delightful grace notes and visual marvels..." A.O. Scott, The New York Times
"...delightful grace notes and visual marvels..." "A.O. Scott, The New York Times"
"...action-packed fantasy deserves to become a classic family film." "Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide"
Editor's Note
After being crowned the "Kirin Rider," a young boy takes the lead in the battle between the ancient Japanese Yokai spirits and the enemy monsters. An extravagant epic, GREAT YOKAI WAR is a remake of the 1968 film YOKAI DAISENSO. The film is directed by Takashi Miike and features a cast including Chiaki Kuriyama (BATTLE ROYALE, KILL BILL).
| Features | Audio: Japanese, English Dolby Digital | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Media Blasters Inc. |
| Release Date: 9/26/2006 |
| Running Time: 124 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 0633 | | UPC: 00631595063387 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Japanese | | Available Audio Tracks: English Dubbed, Japanese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"[Miike] is possessed of an infectious, if sometimes baffling, enthusiasm for everything movies can do....[The film's] handsome strangeness has a rare and special charm..." 06/30/2006 p.E8Variety 8 of 10
"Japan's premiere goremeister, Takashi Miike, shows he can also appeal to kids, with environmentally friendly goblin adventure ""The Great Yokai War."" Pic unabashedly steals from just about every fantasy flick ever made, but the lack of originality won't put off moppets and CGI nerds who want to collect the figurines that can't be far behind. Odd blend of the truly cheesy with a few genuine f/x makes for a cutesy if not exactly thrilling spectacle...Lensing and sound are standard if unremarkable, while sets rarely attain the kind of imaginative splendor that make superior fantasy films of this type so visually enjoyable." - Jay Weissberg
DVD Times 9 of 10
"At first glance The Great Yokai War doesn't appear to take any great leaps; it's very reflective of the kinds of films that America was putting out in the 80's, such as The Dark Crystal and The Neverending Story, and perhaps this film borrows elements from both and it would be safe to assume that Miike may have a particular fondness for movies such as these. Comparisons could be further made alongside Peter Pan even, as Miike's film deals greatly with innocence and the loss of youth, or The Wizard of Oz, where dreams dare come true...It doesn't take long to realise, in fact it's simply pointed out, that The Great Yokai War serves as much as being an anti-war film, and if not certainly an ecological one." - Kevin Gilvear
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