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Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Great Yokai War' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Great Yokai War' right now, here are some finer points about the KADOKAWA, Japan Film Fund, Nippon Television Network Corporation fantasy flick.
Released June 30th, 2006, 'The Great Yokai War' stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Kaho Minami, Riko Narumi The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min, and received a user score of 63 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 68 well-known users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."
'The Great Yokai War' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, YouTube, AsianCrush, Google Play Movies, Apple iTunes, Tubi TV, Arrow Player, and Midnight Pulp .
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The original Yōkai (妖怪) series was a series of three films produced by Daiei and released by them from 1968 to 1969. The franchise was rebooted for the first time with the Yōkai tengoku (妖怪天国) series, directed by Macoto Tezka and released direct-to-video from 1986 to 1990, for a second time with the Yōkaiden (妖怪伝) series, originally directed by Tomoo Haraguchi and premiered from 2000 to 2004, and for a third time with the Great Yokai War (妖怪大戦争 Yōkai Daisensō) series, which as of 2021 encompasses two theatrical movies, both directed by Takashi Miike. All of the various reboots of the franchise by having appearances by many of the same yōkai (a class of relatively low-ranking supernatural creatures in Japanese mythology) with similar character designs. The two Takashi Miike movies are not true sequels as they have different lead characters, but they are linked by having some of the supporting cast of yōkai played by the same actors, and the second movie is marketed as a sequel.
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