Yokai Daisenso

Yokai Daisenso (?????) is a 2005 Japanese horror-fantasy film directed by Takashi Miike and produced by Kadokawa Pictures. It is a remake of a 1968 film by the same name, which was released in the US by ADV Films as ', part of the Yokai Monsters series and directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda. In the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival it was released under the English title The Great Yokai War. Their site defines Yokai as "bizarre-looking monsters and supernatural beings from Japanese folklore who like to play tricks on unsuspecting humans." Daisens? literally means "great war" (not wall). The US release title was The Big Spook War.

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2005 - Japan - Takashi Miike - Kadokawa Pictures - 1968 - ADV Films - Yoshiyuki Kuroda - Toronto International Film Festival

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While a remake of the original?which is an entertaining mix of horror, Japanese folklore, and tokusatsu special effects?the 2005 film makes heavy use of stop-motion puppet animation, organic costumes/puppets, and CGI, not so much to recreate the ambiance of the original, but to showcase Miike's idiosyncratic style.

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