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The Great Yokai War: Guardians

Japan Release: 2021
Running Time: 118 minutes

The Great Yokai War: Guardians


Japanese Title

妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ
[Yokai Daisenso Gadianzu]

Distributor: Production:

Toho / Kadokawa
Toho / OLM / Kadokawa / TV Tokyo / Hikari TV / Fuji Shoji / CyberAgent / Movie Walker

From the depths of the Fossa Magna, a conglomeration of mourning spirits forge into an overwhelming presence that proceeds to ravage Japan. All the while, brothers Kei and Dai, having to live life after the death of their father, find themselves stumbling into the mystical and supernatural world of the yokai. In a desperate attempt from the spirit world to stop the Yokaiju in its tracks, the yokai must use a chosen one from the lineage of the yokai hunter Tsuna Watanabe and awaken the warrior god Daimajin. During which the brothers, separated by mistake, undergo their own paths to save the world.

Live Action Science Fiction Kaiju
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Titles
International Title

The Great Yokai War: Guardians

 Initial US Title

The Great Yokai War: Guardians
US Distributor: Japan Cuts / Time: 118 minutes
Alternate Titles

The Great Yokai War: Guardians
[Literal translation]

 

Monsters
Daimajin
Daimajin
Yokaiju
Yokaiju
Suiryu
Suiryu
Tsuchigumo
Tsuchigumo

Staff

Cast
Directed by Takashi Miike
Writing credits Yusuke Watanabe
Produced by Misako Saka, Norikazu Tsubaki
Executive Producer Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Hiroshi Aramata
Music by Koji Endo
Cinematography by Hideo Yamamoto
Film Editing by Naoichiro Sagara
Production Design by Yuji Hayashida
Assistant Director Raku Nagao
Director of Special Effects Kaori Ohtagaki		 Kei Watanabe Kokoro Terada
Fox-Faced Woman Hana Sugisaki
Dai Watanabe Rei Inomata
Inugami Gyobu Takao Osawa
Nurarihyon Nao Omori
Ubume Sakura Ando
Yukionna Yuko Oshima
Amanojaku Eiji Akaso
Shojo Koji Okura
Tengu Takahiro Miura
Okubi Renji Ishibashi
Yadokai Kenichi Endo
Amefurikozo Hiroshi Aramata
Ibarakidoji Sumire
Azukiarai Takashi Okamura
Yokai Hikakin Hikakin
Kato, Professor Ryunosuke Kamiki
Tsuna Watanabe, Yokai Hunter Kazuki Kitamura
Reika Watanabe, Nurse Nanako Matsushima
Rokurokubi Myra Arai
- Akira Emoto

Posters
Japanese Poster
Japan
Japanese Poster
Japan

Box Office
Release Date: August 13th, 2021 (Japan)
Distribution Earning: ¥33,000,000 / $217,708 (Japan, Rough Figure)

DVDs and Blu-rays
United States Blu-RayThe Great Yokai War: GuardiansSRS Cinema (2024)  

Background and Trivia
  • A sequel and quasi reboot to the story started in the 2005 movie The Great Yokai War (妖怪大戦争 - Yokai Daisenso), which was produced by Kadokawa and distributed by Shochiku.

Concept Art
Daimajin Concept Art by Katsuya Terada
Daimajin
Suiryu Concept Art by Katsuya Terada
Suiryu
Yokaiju (1st Form) Concept Art by Katsuya Terada
Yokaiju (1st Form)

Reviews
Nicholas Driscoll Star Rating
April 24, 2021		  




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