Tôkaidô obake dôchû (1969)

Directors:

Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Writer:

Tetsuro Yoshida (writer)

Release Date:

1969 (USA)

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Katana Sword | Sword Fight

Cast

Kojiro Hongo	...	Hyakasuro
Pepe Hozumi	...	Shinta
Masami Burukido	...	Miyo
Mutsuhiro	...	Toura Sakiichi
Yoshito Yamaji	...	Higuruma
Bokuzen Hidari	...	Jinbei

Also Known As:

Along with Ghosts (USA)
Journey with Ghost Along Yokaido Road (USA)
Yokai Monsters 3: Along with Ghosts (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color (Daieicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Daiei Motion Picture Company

Movie Connections:

Follows Yôkai hyaku monogatari (1968)

ghosts and vengeance

I guess this is the last of the "Yokai Monsters" series, and dang, if I didn't watch them out of order, oh well. This is probably the lesser of the trio, and involves a young girl seeking her father after her grandfather, with whom she lived, was murdered by thugs. The little girl must make a journey to another town where her father supposedly lives but of course she's pursued by thugs because she found a document that is supposedly valuable & they want it back. She meets up with others along the way, and is protected from the thugs by a more kindly sort of thug who apparently has a heart of gold, etc. But once she's reached the town & hotel to which she's going she finds her father has not been there for years. Of course, we have the thugs in hot pursuit & the girl is taken, and the thugs are subjected to the ghosts & monsters of a haunted forest, etc. Not much in the way of ghosts or monsters in this but it still looks great and has a decent enough story. Gone though, are all the cutesy mutated Pufnstuf-type monsters from before in favor of more ethereal-looking things. Not bad but definitely the least of the three "Yokai" movies. 6 out of 10.