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Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
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Wikipedia article
is a 1969 Japanese fantasy horror film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Yoshiyuki Kuroda. It is the third in a trilogy of films produced in the late 1960s, all of which focus around traditional Japanese monsters known as 'ykai'.
Plot
When a criminal boss Higuruma kills his rival and a witness, an old man who tried to protect a sacred site, he believes a young girl in the old man's care, Miyo, was also a witness and escaped with the evidence of his criminal activity. Higuruma and his men hunt down Miyo as she tries to find her missing father with the help of a swordsman, Hyakasuro, while the boss and his men are haunted by the curse of the yokai of the land they desecrated.
Release
'Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts' was released in Japan on March 21, 1969. It was released in the United States by Daiei International Films with English subtitles in 1969. The film set for a 4K DVD and Blu-ray release by Kadokawa in August 18. The Blu-ray will also be packaged with 'Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters' and 'Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare' in a box set due on September 24.
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