Yokai Monsters
Yokai Monsters (妖怪シリーズ) is a trilogy of Japanese horror/fantasy films written by Tetsuro Yoshida and released in the late 1960s. The films were produced by Daiei Film.
There were originally three movies made:
- Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (March 1968)
- Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (December 1968)
- Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (March 1969)
While not canonically linked, all three were thematically joined by their inclusion of a group of creatures from Japanese mythology known as yōkai (妖怪, lit. "strange things").
Influence and legacy[]
Receiving little attention outside Japan, the films are remembered mainly for their special effects, which include a lot of puppetry, suitmation, and even traditional animation. The films made use of yōkai ("strange apparition"), based on traditional illustrations from Japanese folklore. The puppet used for the Kasa-obake in particular has become a recognizable rendering of the creature.
Reboot series[]
In 2005, Takashi Miike directed a remake of Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare titled The Great Yokai War. The film is not officially related to the Yokai Monsters trilogy, but draws a lot of its influence from similar sources, notably the legend of Momotarō and Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitarō series of the same name.[1] Mizuki himself appears in this version, though neither the remake nor the original films make use of his yōkai creations, preferring instead to feature more traditional creatures.
A sequel to The Great Yokai War, titled The Great Yokai War: Guardians, is scheduled to be released in Japan on August 13, 2021.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Papp, Zilia (2009). "Monsters at War: The Great Yōkai Wars, 1968-2005". Mechademia. 4 (War/Time): 225–239. doi:10.1353/mec.0.0073. JSTOR 41510938. S2CID 52229518.
- ^ "映画『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』公式サイト". 映画『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-16.
External links[]
- One Hundred Monsters at Allmovie.com
- Spook Warfare at Allmovie.com
- Along With Ghosts at Allmovie.com
- Yokai Monsters: One Hundred Monsters at the Internet Movie Database
- Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare at the Internet Movie Database
- Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts at the Internet Movie Database
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