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117 minutes
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This article concerns an upcoming subject, and will be updated with new information as it arises.
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The Great Yokai War: Guardians (妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ, Yōkai Daisensō Gādianzu) is an upcoming 2021 tokusatsu fantasy film. A sequel to the 2005 Kadokawa film The Great Yokai War, it is to be released to Japanese theaters by Toho and Kadokawa on August 13, 2021.
Description
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Ancient fossils sleeping in Fossa Magna have gathered together and transformed into a giant yokai. The destination is Tokyo. Only the yokai were aware of the truth about this invasion, which seems to humans to be a natural disaster. If nothing is done, the world will be destroyed. This can be stopped by Watanabe, an elementary school student in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, who inherits the blood of the legendary monster hunter. Suddenly, the great adventure of the boy who was selected as the "hero who saves the world" and the yokai who involved him begins now.
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Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Takashi Miike
- Written by Yusuke Watanabe
- Executive producer Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Hiroshi Aramata
- Co-executive producers Daiji Horiuchi, Hiroyasu Matsuoka, Yukio Kawasaki, Toshiaki Okuno, Katsumi Nagata, Tomohito Matsushita, Susumu Fujita, Junji Igarashi
- Produced by Korikazu Tsubaki, Misako Saka
- Co-producer Shigeji Maeda
- Line producers Tomoyuki Imai, Tomonori Aoki
- Associate producers Shigeo Minakami, Reiko Imayasu
- Assistant producer Hana Tsuchikawa
- Music by Koji Endo
- Theme song "Yes, Isn't It?"
- Performed by Ikimonogakari
- Written and composed by Yoshiki Mizuno
- Arranged by Takashi Kondo, Yusuke Tatsuzaki, Yusuke Tanaka
- Cinematography by Hideo Yamamoto
- Edited by Naoichiro Sagara
- Production design by Yuji Hayashida
- 1st assistant director Raku Nagao
- VFX supervisor Kaori Otagaki
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
Appearances
Monsters
Gallery
- Main article: The Great Yokai War: Guardians/Gallery.
U.S. release
The American premiere of The Great Yokai War: Guardians will take place on August 28, 2021, as part of the Japan Cuts film festival held by the Japan Society in New York City.[1]
Manga adaptation
- Main article: The Great Yokai War: Guardians (manga).
A manga adaptation of The Great Yokai War: Guardians illustrated by Sanami Suzuki began being serialized in Monthly Shonen Ace in December of 2020.
Videos
Trailers
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| Japanese special announcement trailer
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| Japanese special announcement trailer #2
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Miscellaneous
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The Great Yokai War:
Guardians press conference
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Trivia
External links
References
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