Yokai Monsters (franchise)

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

• Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)
• Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)
• Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)

Other media

• Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968) - Weekly Shonen King manga adaptation
• Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968) - Bessatsu Adventure King manga adaptation
• Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969) - Weekly Shonen King manga adaptation

Yokai featured

Listed in alphabetical order. May be incomplete.

Aburasumashi Aobozu Aokappa Bachochin Daimon Dorotabo Hannya Hitodetsubo Hyosube Ikkakudaio Jakotsubaba

Kagebozu Kaiboku Kappa Karakasakozo Karasutengu Kejoro Kyokotsu Mitsumekozo Mitsumenyudo Momonji Nimenonna

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 (1986) - 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) - modern 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

• Yokai Monsters on Wikipedia
• Yokai Series on Japanese Wikipedia

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