The actors are doing their level best, although its clear from the start that they are going to be taking a back seat to the cast of creepy creatures and mysterious ghosts. On the whole the movie mostly suffers from being too slow. It is more in tune with a slowburning spine tingler than a puppet fueled monster movie. Yokai monsters is a trilogy of japanese horrorfantasy films written by tetsuro yoshida and released in the late 1960s. Yokai monsters 100 monsters 1968 this underrated and. There can be a vagueness and overly simplified sense of narrative conflict in a some places within the movie, and yet it also feels overstuffed. So you have an ox demon and a snake woman trying to kill you.
And the yokai monsters are form the janpanese legends. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 ghost stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the yokai monsters to punish. When a babylonian vampire comes to old japan, an army of japanese demons and ghosts gather and battle him. This is a more serious movie than yokai monsters spook warfare, and unfortunately it doesnt focus much on the spooks themselves although some familiar faces turn up. Level5, fathom events, and eleven arts are excited to bring yokai watch. In japan, mystical creatures such as monsters, ogres, and fairies are all called yokai. Within these pages youll find an evergrowing collection of yokai and legends from all parts of japan and all periods of japanese history. Halloween 4 the night he came home full movie duration. A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt shrine magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. The ushioni cow demon or ox demon was a legendary monster that haunted japan. Japanese monster movies made in 1968, 100 monsters aka yokai hyaku monogatari and. Full movie i dont know if id reccomend it though, its not a very good movie. The story focuses on a small village where a sacred shrine sits just adjacent to a tenement building. Some of them have never appeared in english before, while others will be intimately familiar to fans of japanese folklore.
But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 ghost stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the yokai monsters to punish the wicked. With yoshihiko aoyama, hideki hanamura, chikara hashimoto, hiromi inoue. The great yokai war engsersparus yokai monsters, 100 monsters fantasy movie japanese weng subs yokai monsters along with ghosts fantasy movie. The local yokai japanese spirits interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials. Being that i enjoy both categories, 100 monsters is near perfection in my books. Working with the local nureonna monsters, which were beasts with a womans head and a snakes body, the ushioni s favorite pastime was attacking fishermen. Despite being advertised as a childrens movie, the presence of cursing and bloodshed.
Spook warfare 1968 starring yoshihiko aoyama and hideki hanamura on dvd and bluray. With shinobu araki, jun fujimaki, ryutaro gomi, jun hamamura. The result is that most of the appearances made by the monsters are clearly not meant to be real, and even when they finally do intrude upon reality, there is still a careful ambiguity maintained, with the panicked villains dispatched in such a way that. Yokai monsters is a japaneses horror movie trilogy intregrated by spook warfare, 100 yokai and along with ghosts excellent stuff, yokai is kinda the japanese word for spectre kinda a subgenre in th ghost family integrated by such diverse characters as humanoid turtlr like spooks, ghosts of inanimated things like umbrellas and what not. Also part of the 3 film 3 disc yokai monsters collection which includes yokai monsters. Theyre all available on outofprint dvd, individually or as a complete set. The ghosts and goblins that populate japanese folklore.
Though i sortofmiss the darker tone of 100 monsters, i loooooooooooove the whole spook warfare yokai squad with lily pad colored skin, garish puppet heads, distended bellies, matted fur, deathghoul makeup, tangled teeth, and impossible pitchshifted voices. Todays movie comes from a series of japanese kids movies featuring a whole mess of strange creatures. The film was released to japanese theaters on march 21, 1969. Spook warfare is the first in a series of japanese childrens movies created in the 1960s. Shin hikiko san is the title, you can watch the full movie on youtube. They are probably the most fascinating characters in it, but in 100 monsters the focus is shifted to the humans and their battles. The great yokai war movie 2005 full movie yokai monsters. Maybe they are difficult to understand for western people. Oct 05, 2014 i would love a more consistent 100 monsters. One hundred yokai tales is a 1968 japanese fantasy horror film directed by kimiyoshi yasuda. See more ideas about japanese monster, japanese folklore and japanese mythology. They also permeate the pop culture of japan, but are still virtually unknown in the west. Besides being extremely entertaining and full of creative visual effects, the films.
The residents regularly gather there for the reading of the 100 monster stories, which is traditionally followed by a curse removal ritual. A list of yokai that debuted in yokai watch, and organized in order of appearance in the yokai medallium. When a greedy landlord orders their shrine demolished to make room for a. The gurafiku archive of japanese graphic design is a collection of visual research surveying the history of graphic design in japan. Find films and movies featuring kimiyoshi yasuda on allmovie. It is the first in a trilogy of films produced in the late 1960s, which focus around japanese monsters known collectively as yokai. The connection between tokai and japanese people is deep, and the religious and cultural belief that japanese people have are often coming from the awe and respect for these spiritual beings. Feb 24, 2019 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. One hundred yokai tales is a 1968 japanese fantasy horror film. The second in a trilogy of films which highlight traditional japanese monsters known as yokai. Tokaido haunted journey is a 1969 tokusatsu film produced by daiei motion picture company, and the third installment in the yokai monsters series. If you enjoy this site, please consider supporting the artist by buying the books.
See the sellers listing for full details and description of any imperfections. Along with ghosts1969 engsparus yokai monsters, spook warfare fantasy movie japanese weng subs. Yokai monsters, 100 monsters fantasy movie japanese weng subs. List of yokai by medallium number yokai watch yokai. The monster in robor vampire is some kink of chinese vampire. The film, first in a yokai trilogy from daiei film, is an imaginative fantasy with odd imagery the umbrella. The peasants of edo are honest and hard working, though poor. The residents regularly gather there for the reading of the 100 monster stories, which is. Welcome to, the illustrated database of japanese folklore. Japanese horror movies japanese film vintage japanese japanese yokai horror movie posters cinema posters horror film illustration photo japanese monster. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman director, screenwriter. Such a great handcrafted but fantastic look thats sorely lacking from movies today.
They are probably the most fascinating characters in it, but in 100 monsters the. Ver monstruos yokai 2008 online gratis peliculaspub. They are available from in paperback and kindle formats the night parade of one hundred demons, written and illustrated by matthew meyer, is a 224page full color yokai encyclopedia containing over 100 creatures from japanese folklore. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Spook warfare film poster for the 1968 japanese horrorfantasy directed by kuroda yoshiyuki. The movie event to cinemas nationwide on saturday, october 15 for a special oneday event. Special thanks to rewind user lronhubbard for providing these specifications. Despite the hewing close to their stomping grounds, 100 monsters, the second in the 1968 trilogy, delivers a nice goulash of weird, wacky and kitschy charms.