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The Great Yokai War: Guardians
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Wikipedia article
is a 2021 Japanese fantasy adventure film directed by Takashi Miike. A sequel to 'The Great Yokai War', the film was released in Japan on August 13, 2021 by Toho and Kadokawa. Among the film's cast of creatures is the title character from the 1966 Daiei film series 'Daimajin'.
The film premiered in Japan on August 13 and internationally at the online event Fantasia International Film Festival on August 25, 2021.
Plot
Cast
* Kokoro Terada as Kei Watanabe
* Hana Sugisaki as Fox-Faced Woman
*Rei Inomata as Dai Watanabe
* Takao Osawa as Inugami Gybu
* Nao mori as Nao Omori
* Sakura Ando as Ubume
* Yuko Oshima as Yukionna
* Eiji Akaso as Amanojaku
* Takahiro Miura as Tengu
* Renji Ishibashi as kubi
* Kenichi End as Yadokai
* Hiroshi Aramata as Amefurikoz
* SUMIRE as Ibarakidoji
* Takashi Okamura as Azukiarai
* Koji Okura as Shojo
* Hikakin as Yokai Hikakin
* Rynosuke Kamiki as Professor Kat
** Kei's Homeroom teacher, he is actually Yasunori Kato, the villain from the previous film. Kamiki, who plays him, had played the main character Inao Tadashi in the previous film, The Great Yokai War 2005.
* Akira Emoto as Old Man
* Kazuki Kitamura as Tsuna Watanabe
* Nanako Matsushima as Reika Watanabe
* Myra Arai as Rokurokubi
Production
'Production credits'
Featured 'ykai'
*'Yokaiju'
*'Daimajin'
*'Fox-Faced Woman'
*'Inugami Gybu'
*'Nurarihyon'
*'Ubume'
*'Shj'
*'Tengu'
*'Yuki-onna'
*'Amanojaku'
*'Ibarakidoji'
*'Azukiarai'
*'Yadokai'
*'Okubi'
*'Amefurikozo'
*'Kappa'
*'Karakasakozo'
*'Rokurokubi'
*'Yokai Hikakin'
*'Ittan-momen'
*'Bake-Danuki'
*'Ushi-oni motorcycle'
*'Dracula'
*'Frankenstein'
*'Yeti'
*'Xingtian'
*'Medusa'
*'Cyclops'
*'Zombie'
*'Witch'
*'Troll'
*'Fish-man'
*'Egyptian mummy'
*'Killer clown'
Release
The film's U.S. premiere took place on August 28, 2021, as part of the Japan Cuts film festival held by the Japan Society in New York City.
Manga adaptation
On December 26, 2020 a manga adaptation of the film began being serialized by Kadokawa in 'Monthly Shnen Ace'.
See also
*List of Japanese films of 2021
*List of fantasy films of the 2020s
*List of monster movies
References
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