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{{DISPLAYTITLE: ''Yokai Monsters'' Series}}
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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''}}, also called the '''Daiei Yokai Trilogy''' {{Nihongo|大映の妖怪三部作|Daiei no Yōkai Sanbusaku}}, is a trilogy of unconnected [[tokusatsu]] horror films produced by [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] which feature Japanese monsters from mythology known as [[:Category:Yokai|yokai]]. All three entries were directed by [[Kimiyoshi Yasuda]] and [[Yoshiyuki Kuroda]] from [[1968]] to [[1969]]. ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'', a modern-day reimagining of the second film in the trilogy, was directed by [[Takashi Miike]] in 2005, with a [[The Great Yokai War: Guardians|sequel]] to follow in 2021.
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==Films==
==Films==
===Original trilogy===
*''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' (1968)
*''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' ([[1968]])
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' (1968)
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' (1968)
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' ([[1969]])
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' (1969)
===Reboot series===
==Other media==
*''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' ([[2005]])
*''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (manga)|Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' (1968) - ''Weekly Shonen King'' manga adaptation
*''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' ([[2021]])
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (manga)|Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' (1968) - ''Bessatsu Adventure King'' manga adaptation
==Monsters introduced==
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (manga)|Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' (1969) - ''Weekly Shonen King'' manga adaptation
*[[Kappa]]
==Yokai featured==
*[[Ushioni]]
Listed in alphabetical order. May be incomplete.
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*[[Aburasumashi]]
*[[Aburasumashi]]
*[[Hifukibaba]]
*[[Aobozu]]
*[[Aobozu]]
*Aokappa
*Bachochin
*[[Daimon]]
*Dorotabo
*[[Hannya]]
*[[Hitodetsubo]]
*Hyosube
*Ikkakudaio
*Jakotsubaba
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*Kagebozu
*Kaiboku
*[[Kappa]]
*[[Karakasakozo]]
*[[Tengu|Karasutengu]]
*[[Tengu|Karasutengu]]
*[[Hannya]]
*Kejoro
*Kyokotsu
*Mitsumekozo
*Mitsumenyudo
*Momonji
*Nimenonna
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*Nobiagari
*Nopperabo
*Nuppeppo
*Nurarihyon
*Oitekebori
*Okubi
*Onmoraki
*Otoroshi
*Raijin
*[[Rokurokubi]]
*[[Rokurokubi]]
*[[Karakasakozo]]
*Suijin
*[[Daimon]]
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*[[Raijin (yokai)|Raijin]]
*Suisha
*[[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]]
*[[Woman of the Snow]]<ref name=":0" />
*Tonzura
==References==
*Tsuchikorobi
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*Ubagabi
*Umaoni
*Umibozu
*Umipirorin
*Umiperorin
*Ungaikyo
*[[Ushioni]]
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==Related films==
===Unofficial entries===
*''The Seven Wonders of Honjo'' (1937) - inspiration for ''Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters''; produced by Shinko Kinema, later acquired by Daiei
*''[[The Invisible Swordsman]]'' (1970) - fourth yokai-oriented Daiei movie directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda and written by [[Tetsuro Yoshida]]
===Spiritual successors===
*''Yokai Heaven'' (1968) - direct-to-video film originally intended as an unofficial reboot to the ''Yokai Monsters'' series
*''Yokai Heaven: Ghost Hero'' (1990) - sequel to ''Yokai Heaven''
*''Sakuya: The Demon Slayer'' (2000) - 21st century yokai film heavily inspired by the ''Yokai Monsters'' series
===Reboot series===
*''[[The Great Yokai War]]'' (2005) - remake of ''Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare''
*''[[The Great Yokai War: Guardians]]'' (2021) - original sequel to ''The Great Yokai War''
==External links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokai_Monsters ''Yokai Monsters'' on Wikipedia]
*[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/妖怪シリーズ ''Yokai Series'' on Japanese Wikipedia]
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Revision as of 17:11, 7 March 2021

The Yokai Monsters series (妖怪シリーズ,   Yōkai Shirīzu, lit. Yokai Series), also called the Daiei Yokai Trilogy (大映の妖怪三部作,   Daiei no Yōkai Sanbusaku), is a trilogy of unconnected tokusatsu horror films produced by Daiei which feature Japanese monsters from mythology known as yokai. All three entries were directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Yoshiyuki Kuroda from 1968 to 1969. The Great Yokai War, a modern-day reimagining of the second film in the trilogy, was directed by Takashi Miike in 2005, with a sequel to follow in 2021.

Films

Other media

Yokai featured

Listed in alphabetical order. May be incomplete.

  • Nobiagari
  • Nopperabo
  • Nuppeppo
  • Nurarihyon
  • Oitekebori
  • Okubi
  • Onmoraki
  • Otoroshi
  • Raijin
  • Rokurokubi
  • Suijin
  • Suisha
  • Tengu
  • Tonzura
  • Tsuchikorobi
  • Ubagabi
  • Umaoni
  • Umibozu
  • Umipirorin
  • Umiperorin
  • Ungaikyo
  • Ushioni

Related films

Unofficial entries

  • The Seven Wonders of Honjo (1937) - inspiration for Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters; produced by Shinko Kinema, later acquired by Daiei
  • The Invisible Swordsman (1970) - fourth yokai-oriented Daiei movie directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda and written by Tetsuro Yoshida

Spiritual successors

  • Yokai Heaven (1968) - direct-to-video film originally intended as an unofficial reboot to the Yokai Monsters series
  • Yokai Heaven: Ghost Hero (1990) - sequel to Yokai Heaven
  • Sakuya: The Demon Slayer (2000) - 21st century yokai film heavily inspired by the Yokai Monsters series

Reboot series

External links

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