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Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

Original title: Yôkai hyaku monogatari
  • 1968
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 19m
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6.5/10
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Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)
The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials.
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The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials.The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials.The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials.

  • Director
    • Kimiyoshi Yasuda
  • Writer
    • Tetsurô Yoshida
  • Stars
    • Jun Fujimaki
    • Miwa Takada
    • Masaru Hiraizumi
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    • Director
      • Kimiyoshi Yasuda
    • Writer
      • Tetsurô Yoshida
    • Stars
      • Jun Fujimaki
      • Miwa Takada
      • Masaru Hiraizumi
    • 9User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Jun Fujimaki
    • Yasutaro
    Miwa Takada
    Miwa Takada
    • Okiku
    Masaru Hiraizumi
    • Takichi
    Mikiko Tsubouchi
    Mikiko Tsubouchi
    • Osen
    Rookie Shin-ichi
    • Shinkichi
    Shôzô Hayashiya
    Shôzô Hayashiya
    • Storyteller
    Takashi Kanda
    Takashi Kanda
    • Reimon Tajimaya
    Ryûtarô Gomi
    Ryûtarô Gomi
    • Hotta-Buzennokami
    Yoshio Yoshida
    Yoshio Yoshida
    • Jusuke
    Jun Hamamura
    Jun Hamamura
    • Gohei
    Saburô Date
    Saburô Date
    • First Ronin
    Shôsaku Sugiyama
    Shôsaku Sugiyama
    • Bannai Ibaragi
    Tatsuo Hanabu
    Tatsuo Hanabu
    • Jinbee
    Ikuko Môri
    Ikuko Môri
    • Ronin's Wife
    Yasuko Ogura
    • Oriku
    Shôzô Nanbu
    • Old Town Counselor
    Shinobu Araki
    • Old Priest
    Kazue Tamaki
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    • Director
      • Kimiyoshi Yasuda
    • Writer
      • Tetsurô Yoshida
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    7/10
    Strange and surreal Japanese horror-fantasy
    Unscrupulous magistrate Tajimaya (Takashi Kanda) uses theft, coercion, violence, and ultimately murder to take over a tenement house and a shrine with the intent of tearing them down. He also uses his leverage to force Ôkubi (Keiko Koyanagi), the beautiful daughter of the tenement's owner (Tatsuo Hanabu) to become his mistress. Tajimaya's actions and disrespect angers the local spirits, the Yôkai, and soon he and his minions find themselves cursed and harassed by monsters. The film, first in a Yokai trilogy from Daiei Film, is an imaginative fantasy with odd imagery (the 'umbrella monster' features prominently in the advertising) superimposed on a typical Japanese samurai adventure. The monsters (a mix of animation, puppets and costumes) are frequently quite bizarre. I am not familiar with Japanese folklore, but I gather that many of the diverse creatures represent traditional tropes (for example: the umbrella monster ('Kasa-obake') and the long-necked women (Rokurokubi). 'Yokai: 100 Monsters' ('Yôkai hyaku monogatari') is entertaining and offbeat (at least from a 'Western perspective'), and likely a good introduction to yet another fanciful Japanese film genre. Note: I watched an English-subtitled version that, judging from some of the idioms, seems to have been made several years after the original film was released.
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1968 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Hundred Ghost Stories
    • Production company
      • Daiei
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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