The Great Yōkai War: Guardians

Promotional Poster

The Great Yōkai War: Guardians (妖怪大戦争ガーディアンズ, Yōkai Dai-Sensō: Gādhianzu), is a 2021 live-action film directed by Takashi Miike.

About

Hiroshi Aramata served as an executives producer and the writer of the official novelization.

Although not being a direct sequel, it has minor relevance with the 2005 film The Great Yōkai War, featuring recurring staffs and casts.

The Dai-Majin made a cameo appearance, making the character's first theatrical appearance since 1966.

Its prequel novelization The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan features Gamera as "Genbu", and Daimon was also referenced indirectly as the alias of Abe no Seimei.

Cast

• Humans
  • Kei Watanabe - Kokoro Terada
  • Dai Watanabe - Rei Inomata
  • Watanabe no Tsuna - Kazuki Kitamura
• Yōkai
  • Fox-masked Woman - Hana Sugisaki
  • Gyōbu-Danuki - Takao Ōsawa
  • Nurarihyon - Nao Ōmori
  • Ubume - Sakura Andō
  • Sunekosuri - Etsuko Kozakura
  • Hideki Tōgi - Hideki Tōgi
  • Hikakin - HIKAKIN
  • Yasunori Katō - Ryūnosuke Kamiki

Other characters in the Film

• Dai-Majin
• Yōkaijū
• Suiryū
• Daidarabotchi (major figure without direct appearance)

Spinoff

• The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan

Trivia

• The film featured the collaboration with the mobile game Ao Oni Online in which Dai-Majin and Yōkaijū and Hikakin appeared as playable characters and skins where UUUM is co-funded by Hikakin who works as the supreme advisor of the company. The game later collaborated with the 2023 Netflix series Gamera Rebirth to feature Gamera.

Trailers and TV Spots

映画『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』特報

『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』本予告【8月13日（金）公開】

『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』8月13日（金）公開！【バトル編】TVスポット

External Links

• The Great Yokai War: Guardians on Wikipedia
• The Great Yokai War: Guardians on Wikizilla