Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)
- Original title
- 妖怪大戦争
- Directed by
- Yoshiyuki Kuroda
- Genre
- fantasy film, monster film, children's film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A foreign vampire-like monster arrives in feudal Japan and begins terrorizing a village. The local yokai spirits must band together to fight this invader and protect their home.
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What happens
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (Japanese: 妖怪大戦争, Hepburn: Yōkai Daisensō; lit. 'The Great Yokai War') is a 1968 Japanese fantasy horror film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda. It is the second in a trilogy of films produced in the late 1960s, all of which focus around traditional Japanese monsters known as yōkai. (It was preceded by Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968), and was followed by Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969).) Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare, along with the other two films in the series, was produced by Daiei Film and makes extensive use of tokusatsu special effects, with the majority of the creatures being represented by actors in costumes or puppets. The film was made in Fujicolor and Daieiscope. In 2005, director Takashi Miike released The Great Yokai War, a modern retelling of the story which borrows many elements from Spook Warfare. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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