Yokai Daisenso (妖怪大戦争) is a 2005Japanese 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 Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare, 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." Daisenso literally means "great wall", hence the literal title Hobgoblins & the Great Wall mentioned on IMDb. The US release title was The Big Spook War. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Takashi Miike Takashi Miike (三池崇史 Miike Takashi - MEE-ee-keh tak-ASH-ee) (born August 24, 1960 in Osaka, Japan) is a highly prolific Japanese filmmaker, having directed over sixty theatrical, video and television productions since his debut in 1991. ... Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... ADV Films was the home video publication arm of A.D. Vision based in Houston, Texas. ... Poster for the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is generally considered to be one of the top film festivals in the world and is considered the premiere film festival in North America. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), owned by Amazon. ...
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. Tokusatsu (特撮) (sometimes just called Toku) is the Japanese term for special effects and often used to classify Japanese live-action sci-fi/fantasy/horror movie/TV productions. ...
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