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'''''Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare''''' {{Nihongo|妖怪大戦争|Yōkai Daisensō|lit. Great Yokai War}} is a [[1968]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] produced by [[Kadokawa|Daiei Kyoto Studio]], and the second installment in the [[:Category:Yokai Monsters Series|Yokai Monsters series]]. The film was released to [[Japan|Japanese]] theaters on December 14, 1968.
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'''''Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare''''' {{Nihongo|妖怪大戦争|Yōkai Daisensō|lit. ''The Great Yokai War''}} is a [[1968]] [[tokusatsu]] horror [[:Category:Films|film]] produced by [[Daiei|Daiei Kyoto]], and the second installment in the [[Yokai Monsters (franchise)|''Yokai Monsters'' series]]. The film was released to [[Japan|Japanese]] theaters on December 14, 1968 on a double feature with ''[[The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch]]''.
{{TOC}}
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==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Stub}}
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The ancient Babylonian demon Daimon, revived by treasure hunters, kills and takes the form of a Japanese magistrate. Japan's native yokai band together to defeat him.
The ancient Babylonian demon [[Daimon]], revived by treasure hunters, kills and takes the form of a Japanese magistrate. [[Japan]]'s native yokai band together to defeat him.
 
==Staff==
==Staff==
{{Main|Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare/Credits}}
{{Main|Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare/Credits}}
{{Staffs
{{Staffs
|Directed by=Yoshiyuki Kuroda
|Directed by|[[Yoshiyuki Kuroda]]
|Written by=Tetsuro Yoshida
|Written by|[[Tetsuro Yoshida]]
|Produced by=Yamato Yahiro, Akihiko Murai
|Produced by|Yamato Yahiro, Akihiko Murai
|Music by=Sei Ikeno
|Music by|[[Sei Ikeno]]
|Cinematography by=Hiroshi Imai
|Cinematography by|Hiroshi Imai
|Edited by=Toshio Taniguchi
|Edited by|Toshio Taniguchi
|Production Design by=Seiichi Ohta, Shigeru Kato
|Production design by|Seiichi Ohta, Shigeru Kato
|Assistant Directing by=Toshiaki Kunihara
|Assistant directing by|Toshiaki Kunihara
|Director of special effects|Yoshiyuki Kuroda
}}
}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast
{{Cast
|Yoshihiko Aoyama|
|Yoshihiko Aoyama|Shinhachiro Mayama
|Akane Kawasaki|
|Akane Kawasaki|Chie
|Osamu Ohkawa|
|Osamu Okawa|Iori Ohdate
|Asao Uchida|
|Asao Uchida|Dainichibo
|Gen Kimura|
|Gen Kimura|Saheiji Kawano
|Takashi Kanda|
|Takashi Kanda|Hyogo Isobe
|Hanji Wakai|
|Hanji Wakai|Gatekeeper
|Kenji Wakai|
|Kenji Wakai|Gatekeeper
|Hinode Nishikawa|
|Hinode Nishikawa|Subordinate
|Tokio Oki|
|Tokio Oki|Yasuzo
|Gen Kuroki|
|Tomoo Uchida|Dainichibo
|Ikuko Mouri|
|Gen Kuroki|[[Kappa]]
|Kisao Tobita|
|Kisao Tobita|Kappa (voice)
|Hiromi Inoue|
|Hiromi Inoue|Shinobu
|Natsuko Oka|
|Osamu Okawa|Iori
|[[Ikuko Mori]]|[[Rokurokubi]]
|[[Chikara Hashimoto]]|[[Daimon]]
|Muneyuki Nagatomo|[[Hyosube]]
|Akito Shimaoka|[[Hitotsumekozo]]
|Koji Oka|[[Tengu|Karasutengu]]
}}
}}
==Appearances==
===Monsters===
*[[Daimon]]
*[[Aogappa]]
*[[Aburasumashi]]
*[[Aobozu]]
*[[Ungaikyo]]
*[[Rokurokubi]]
*[[Nimenonna]]
*[[Karakasakozo]]
*[[Nuppeppo]]
*[[Karasutengu]]
*{{Yokai|Umibozu}}
*[[Mitsumekozo]]
*[[Kappa]]
*[[Ushioni]]
*{{Yokai|Otoroshi}}
*{{Yokai|Tonzura}}
*{{Yokai|Onmoraki}}
*{{Yokai|Umaoni}}
*[[Hyosube]]
*[[Nurarihyon]]
*[[Hitotsumekozo]]
*[[Dorotabo]]
*[[Hifukibaba]]
*{{Yokai|Raijin}}
*{{Yokai|Kejoro}}
*[[Hannya]]
*[[Oshiroibaba]]
*[[Tengu]]
*{{Yokai|Suijin}}
*{{Yokai|Kyokotsu}}
*{{Yokai|Hitodama}}
*{{Yokai|Unnamed rotund yokai}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare/Gallery}}
{{Main|Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare/Gallery}}
==Soundtrack==
{{Main|Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (Soundtrack)}}
==Alternate titles==
*'''''The Great Yokai War''''' (literal Japanese title)
*'''''The Great Yokai Battle''''' {{Nihongo|妖怪大合戦|Yōkai Daigassen|early Japanese title}}<ref name="YokaiCollection">{{Cite book|title=Revive! A Giant Collection of Yokai Movies!!|date=1 July 2005|publisher=Takeshobo|page=62|isbn=4812422655}}</ref>
*'''''Ghosts on Parade''''' (alternate English title)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films|date=1994|publisher=McFarland|page=304|isbn=0786421266}}</ref>
==Theatrical releases==
*[[Japan]] - December 14, [[1968]]
==[[United States|U.S.]] release==
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In June 1968, ''Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare'' played alongside ''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' at the New Kokusai Theater in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], presented in Japanese with English subtitles.
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==Video releases==
'''Amuse''' LaserDisc (1997)
*'''Discs:''' 3
*'''Notes:''' Released on August 22, 1997 in the ''Yokai Seal Box-set'' with ''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' and ''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]''.
'''Tokuma Japan''' DVD (2000)
*'''Notes:''' Released on July 26, 2000
'''[[A.D. Vision]]''' DVD (2003)
*'''Region:''' 1
*'''Discs:''' 1
*'''Audio:''' Japanese (2.0 Mono)
*'''Special features:''' Trailers
*'''Notes:''' Out of print. Also included in the ''Yokai Monsters: Complete Collection'' box set with ''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' and ''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]''. The box set is also out of print.
'''DeAgostini Japan''' DVD (2015)
*'''Notes:''' Released in January 6, 2015, packaged in bi-weekly ''Daiei Special Effects Movie DVD Collection No. 10''.
'''[[Kadokawa]]''' Blu-ray + DVD (2021)<ref name="Kadokawa Blu-ray">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B096VK7V61/|title=【Amazon.co.jp限定】妖怪百物語 4K修復版(2枚組)(大映妖怪三部作購入特典:復刻版「5円引きブロマイド」10枚セット引換シリアルコード付き) ※特典引き換えには対象3作品の購入が必要です※[Blu-ray] |work=Amazon.co.jp|accessdate=10 June 2021}}</ref>
*'''Region''': A
*'''Discs''': 2
*'''Audio''': Japanese (2.0)
*'''Subtitles''': Unknown
*'''Special features''': Theatrical trailer
*'''Notes''': Uses a new 4K restoration. To be released on August 18. The Blu-ray will also be packaged with ''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' and ''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' in a box set due on September 24.
'''[[Arrow Video]]''' Blu-ray (2021)<ref name="Arrow Yokai">{{cite web|url=https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/yokai-monsters-collection-limited-edition/FCD2205|title=Yokai Monsters Collection Limited Edition|date=10 August 2021|work=Arrow Films}}</ref>
*'''Region''': B
*'''Discs''': 3
==Videos==
==Videos==
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvlCN8jgZ-w</youtube>|Japanese ''Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare'' trailer}}}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">hvlCN8jgZ-w</youtube>|Japanese ''Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare'' trailer}}
==Video releases==
{{vid|<archiveorg dimensions="300x169">YokaiMonstersSpookWarfare</archiveorg>|Full movie (with English subtitles)}}
'''ADV''' DVD (2003)
}}
*Region: 1
 
*Discs: 1
*Audio: Japanese (2.0 Mono)
*Special Features: Trailers
*Notes: Out of print. Also included in the Yokai Monsters: Complete Collection set with ''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' and ''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]''.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The [[Tengu|Karasutengu]] suit uses the same head as the Birdman in ''[[Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gamera Pictorial Treasured 55 Years of Daiei Films|page=139|isbn=4-8124-0166-6}}</ref>
==References==
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Flagicon Japan.png The Great Yokai War (1968)
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Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Producer Yamato Yahiro, Akihiko Murai
Written by Tetsuro Yoshida
Music by Sei Ikeno
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Distributor DaieiJP
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Running time 79 minutes
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Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (妖怪大戦争,   Yōkai Daisensō, lit. The Great Yokai War) is a 1968 tokusatsu horror film produced by Daiei Kyoto, and the second installment in the Yokai Monsters series. The film was released to Japanese theaters on December 14, 1968 on a double feature with The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch.

Plot

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The ancient Babylonian demon Daimon, revived by treasure hunters, kills and takes the form of a Japanese magistrate. Japan's native yokai band together to defeat him.

Staff

Main article: Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare/Credits.

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Yoshiyuki Kuroda
  • Written by   Tetsuro Yoshida
  • Produced by   Yamato Yahiro, Akihiko Murai
  • Music by   Sei Ikeno
  • Cinematography by   Hiroshi Imai
  • Edited by   Toshio Taniguchi
  • Production design by   Seiichi Ohta, Shigeru Kato
  • Assistant directing by   Toshiaki Kunihara
  • Director of special effects   Yoshiyuki Kuroda

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Yoshihiko Aoyama   as   Shinhachiro Mayama
  • Akane Kawasaki   as   Chie
  • Osamu Okawa   as   Iori Ohdate
  • Asao Uchida   as   Dainichibo
  • Gen Kimura   as   Saheiji Kawano
  • Takashi Kanda   as   Hyogo Isobe
  • Hanji Wakai   as   Gatekeeper
  • Kenji Wakai   as   Gatekeeper
  • Hinode Nishikawa   as   Subordinate
  • Tokio Oki   as   Yasuzo
  • Tomoo Uchida   as   Dainichibo
  • Gen Kuroki   as   Kappa
  • Kisao Tobita   as   Kappa (voice)
  • Hiromi Inoue   as   Shinobu
  • Osamu Okawa   as   Iori
  • Ikuko Mori   as   Rokurokubi
  • Chikara Hashimoto   as   Daimon
  • Muneyuki Nagatomo   as   Hyosube
  • Akito Shimaoka   as   Hitotsumekozo
  • Koji Oka   as   Karasutengu

Appearances

Monsters

Gallery

Main article: Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (Soundtrack).

Alternate titles

  • The Great Yokai War (literal Japanese title)
  • The Great Yokai Battle (妖怪大合戦,   Yōkai Daigassen, early Japanese title)[1]
  • Ghosts on Parade (alternate English title)[2]

Theatrical releases

U.S. release

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In June 1968, Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare played alongside Gamera vs. Viras at the New Kokusai Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii, presented in Japanese with English subtitles.

Video releases

Amuse LaserDisc (1997)

Tokuma Japan DVD (2000)

  • Notes: Released on July 26, 2000

A.D. Vision DVD (2003)

DeAgostini Japan DVD (2015)

  • Notes: Released in January 6, 2015, packaged in bi-weekly Daiei Special Effects Movie DVD Collection No. 10.

Kadokawa Blu-ray + DVD (2021)[3]

Arrow Video Blu-ray (2021)[4]

  • Region: B
  • Discs: 3

Videos

Japanese Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare trailer
Full movie (with English subtitles)

Trivia

References

This is a list of references for The H-Man/Sandbox/Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Revive! A Giant Collection of Yokai Movies!!. Takeshobo. 1 July 2005. p. 62. ISBN 4812422655.
  2. ↑ Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. 1994. p. 304. ISBN 0786421266.
  3. ↑ "【Amazon.co.jp限定】妖怪百物語 4K修復版(2枚組)(大映妖怪三部作購入特典:復刻版「5円引きブロマイド」10枚セット引換シリアルコード付き) ※特典引き換えには対象3作品の購入が必要です※[Blu-ray]". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Yokai Monsters Collection Limited Edition". Arrow Films. 10 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Gamera Pictorial Treasured 55 Years of Daiei Films. p. 139. ISBN 4-8124-0166-6.

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