Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (Japanese: 東海道お化け道中, Hepburn: Tōkaidō Obake Dōchū, lit. The Haunted Journey Along Tokaido) is a 1969 Japanese fantasy horror film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Yoshiyuki Kuroda.[2] It is the third[3] in a trilogy of films produced in the late 1960s, all of which focus around traditional Japanese monsters known as yōkai.
| Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts | |||||
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 Theatrical release poster | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 東海道お化け道中 | ||||
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| Directed by | Kimiyoshi Yasuda Yoshiyuki Kuroda | ||||
| Screenplay by | Tetsurō Yoshida | ||||
| Based on | Folk tales of Momotarō,[1] and The Great Yokai War by Shigeru Mizuki | ||||
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| Cinematography | Hiroshi Imai | ||||
| Edited by | Toshio Taniguchi | ||||
| Music by | Chumei Watanabe | ||||
Production company | |||||
| Distributed by | Daiei International Films | ||||
Running time | 78 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Plot edit
When a criminal boss Higuruma kills his rival and a witness, an old man who tried to protect a sacred site, he believes a young girl in the old man's care, Miyo, was also a witness and escaped with the evidence of his criminal activity. Higuruma and his men hunt down Miyo as she tries to find her missing father with the help of a swordsman, Hyakasuro, while the boss and his men are haunted by the curse of the yokai of the land they desecrated.
Release edit
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts was released in Japan on March 21, 1969.[2] It was released in the United States by Daiei International Films with English subtitles in 1969.[4] The film set for a 4K DVD and Blu-ray release by Kadokawa in August 18.[5] The Blu-ray will also be packaged with Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters and Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare in a box set due on September 24.[5]
References edit
- ^ Papp 2009, p. 227.
- ^ a b Galbraith IV 1996, p. 101.
- ^ Papp 2009, p. 229.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 102.
- ^ a b "【Amazon.co.jp限定】妖怪百物語 4K修復版(2枚組)(大映妖怪三部作購入特典:復刻版「5円引きブロマイド」10枚セット引換シリアルコード付き) ※特典引き換えには対象3作品の購入が必要です※[Blu-ray]". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
Bibliography edit
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0786400323.
- Papp, Zilia (2009-11-11). "Monsters at War: The Great Yōkai Wars, 1968-2005". Mechademia. 4 (War/Time): 225–239. doi:10.1353/mec.0.0073. JSTOR 41510938. S2CID 52229518.
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