The Great Yokai War: Guardians

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2021

1h 56m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

Kids & Family

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86%

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7 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Josh Slater-Williams

Little White Lies

This wildly entertaining fantasy adventure gets by on exuberant direction, game performances from a large ensemble, and lavish production design and makeup work.

Aug 31, 2021

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Richard Kuipers

Variety

"Guardians" wins through with the type of energy, imagination and pure storytelling joy that's often lacking in highly sanitized and cautiously constructed children's and young-adult adventure films made elsewhere.

Aug 27, 2021

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

Effects are all over the place, from fake-looking to fantastic, but the sheer amount of cool creatures subdues any criticism. I mean, going in you know what you want to see, and The Great Yokai War: Guardians gives it, in spades.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 12, 2022

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

The Great Yokai War - Guardians delivers a pleasant and truly satisfying ride for the whole family.

Sep 22, 2021

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Chris Mello

In Review Online

It's fun to see a Takashi Miike movie with "war" in the title proudly embrace nonviolence and the power of friendship, but it feels like superficial kids-movie stuff.

Sep 8, 2021

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Sam Stone

CBR

With earnest performances from its ensemble cast, plenty of local folklore woven prominently into this modern fairytale update, and genuinely engaging set pieces, Guardians breathes new life into a well-trodden genre.

Sep 2, 2021

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J L

Better than the previous one, Miike did a great job with Daimajin especially.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/23

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Takashi Miike

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Kokoro Terada

Kei Watanabe

Hana Sugisaki

Fox-Faced Woman

Rei Inomata

Dai Watanabe

Sakura Andô

Ubume

Koji Ookura

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Director: Takashi Miike
Producer: Daiji Horiuchi, Hiroyasu Matsuoka, Yukio Kawasaki, Toshiaki Okuno, Katsumi Nagata, Tomoto Matsushita, Susumu Fujita, Atsushi Igarashi, Yoshikazu Tsubaki, Misako Saka
Screenwriter: Yûsuke Watanabe
Production Co: OLM, Inc.
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Kids & Family
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 56m

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