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{{DISPLAYTITLE: ''Yokai Monsters'' Series}}
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[[File:Bnr yokai-yammit.png|thumb|250x250px|''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' logo]]
The '''''Yokai Monsters''''' '''series''' {{Nihongo|妖怪シリーズ|Yōkai Shirīzu|lit. ''Yokai Series''}} is a series of [[tokusatsu]] horror films produced by [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] and its eventual parent company, Kadokawa, which feature Japanese monsters from mythology known as ''[[Yokai]]'' {{Nihongo|妖怪|Yōkai|lit. ''Strange Things''}}. The first three films were directed by [[Kimiyoshi Yasuda]] and [[Yoshiyuki Kuroda]] from [[1968]] to [[1969]], while [[Takashi Miike]] directed the two 21st-century films.
The '''''Yokai Monsters''''' '''series''' {{Nihongo|妖怪シリーズ|Yōkai Shirīzu|lit. ''Yokai Series''}} is a trilogy of [[tokusatsu]] horror films produced by [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] and directed by [[Kimiyoshi Yasuda]] and [[Yoshiyuki Kuroda]] from [[1968]] to [[1969]], and feature Japanese monsters from mythology known as ''[[Yokai]]'' {{Nihongo|妖怪|Yōkai|lit. ''Strange Things''}}.
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==Films==
== Films ==
===Original trilogy===
 
*''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' ([[1968]])
=== Original trilogy ===
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' (1968)
 
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' ([[1969]])
* ''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' ([[1968]])
===Reboot series===
* ''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' (1968)
*''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' ([[2005]])
* ''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' ([[1969]])
*''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' ([[2021]])
 
==Monsters introduced==
=== Reboot series ===
*[[Kappa]]
 
*[[Ushioni]]
* ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' ([[2005]])
*[[Aburasumashi]]
* ''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' ([[2021]])
*[[Hifukibaba]]
 
*[[Aobozu]]
== Monsters introduced ==
*[[Tengu|Karasutengu]]
 
*[[Hannya]]
* [[Kappa]]
*[[Rokurokubi]]
* [[Ushioni]]
*[[Karakasakozo]]
* [[Aburasumashi]]
*[[Daimon]]
* [[Hifukibaba]]
*[[Raijin (yokai)|Raijin]]
* [[Aobozu]]
*[[Tengu]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://movies.kadokawa.co.jp/yokai/|title=映画『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』公式サイト|accessdate=7 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[Tengu|Karasutengu]]
*[[Woman of the Snow]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Hannya]]
==References==
* [[Rokurokubi]]
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* [[Karakasakozo]]
{{Comments}}
* [[Daimon]]
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* [[Raijin (yokai)|Raijin]]
* [[Tengu]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://movies.kadokawa.co.jp/yokai/|title=映画『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』公式サイト|accessdate=7 March 2021}}</ref>
* [[Woman of the Snow]]<ref name=":0" />
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Comments}}{{Era|KAD|SHO|FIL|TOH|REI}}
 
[[Category:Showa Series]]
[[Category:Showa Series]]
[[Category:Kadokawa]]
[[Category:Kadokawa]]
[[Category:Yokai Monsters Series]]
[[Category:Yokai Monsters Series]]
[[Category:Franchises]]
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Revision as of 15:05, 7 March 2021

The Yokai Monsters series (妖怪シリーズ,   Yōkai Shirīzu, lit. Yokai Series) is a series of tokusatsu horror films produced by Daiei and its eventual parent company, Kadokawa, which feature Japanese monsters from mythology known as Yokai (妖怪,   Yōkai, lit. Strange Things). The first three films were directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Yoshiyuki Kuroda from 1968 to 1969, while Takashi Miike directed the two 21st-century films.

Films

Original trilogy

Reboot series

Monsters introduced

References

This is a list of references for Yokai Monsters (franchise). 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. 1.0 1.1 "映画『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』公式サイト". Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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