Japan Synopsis
妖怪大戦争
A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures), where he meets a group of friendly yōkai who become his companions through his journey. Now he must fight to protect his friends and free the world of the yōkai from oppression. The yōkai originate in Japanese folklore and range from the cute and silly to the disturbing.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Great Yokai War. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From KADOKAWA
Comedy + Fantasy in Japan
377 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Great Yokai War itself).
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
In the crowded 2004-2006 Japan release window, The Great Yokai War sits at #252 of 347. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Great Yokai War premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1724th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
59 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Great Yokai War, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- festival · 5
- yokai · 4
- kappa · 4
- monsters · 2
- warfare · 1
- youkai · 8
- japan · 454
- based on manga · 297
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,443 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,111 of 1,411 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA, Japan Film Fund, Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | August 6, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0425661 |