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    Suffering of Ninko 2016 POSTER

    Suffering of Ninko

    2016

    Japanese

    6.0

    3

    96%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    forbidden sexuality

    middle eastern folktale

    monk

    Mystery

    suffering of ninko

    yokai

    youkai

    Norihiro Niwatsukino Norihiro Niwatsukino Director Hideta Iwahashi Hideta Iwahashi as Kanzô Qyoko Kudo Qyoko Kudo as Narrator Masato Tsujioka Masato Tsujioka as Ninkô Miho Wakabayashi Miho Wakabayashi as Yama-onna
    Ninko is a virtuous Buddhist monk who’s embarrassed to discover that he’s irresistible to many women (and some men). After a particularly troubling encounter with a masked woman, he undertakes a journey to "purify" himself, hoping that this will equip him to rebuff sexual advances. He meets the samurai Kanzo and hears of a village decimated by the rapacious mountain goddess Yama-onna, who kills men to absorb their energy. Finally Ninko has a quest to fulfill…
    Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King 2017 POSTER

    Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King

    2017

    Japanese

    6.7

    4

    Action

    Animation

    anime

    based on video game

    Family

    Fantasy

    supernatural

    youkai

    Shinji Ushiro Shinji Ushiro Director Kenjirô Tsuda Kenjirô Tsuda as Fudo Myoo Masaya Onosaka Masaya Onosaka as Mitsumata Nozuchi Mone Kamishiraishi Mone Kamishiraishi as Natsume Amano Takehito Koyasu Takehito Koyasu as Nurarihyon
    There used to be a boy who could control Yo-kai with a mysterious watch. However, he became unable to see Yo-kai when he became an adult. With the boy's duties finished, the watch was buried away in space-time. Then 30 years later, quiet everyday life comes to an end as a fateful day beging with a comet drawing near. The terrible Yo-kai virus Onimaro infects people's malevolent intentions and spreads infinitely. The one chosen by the Yo-kai Watch is the one who can save humanity from its crisis. The bond between humans and Yo-kai may be recovered with the attainment of a new Yo-kai Watch.
    Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! 2014 POSTER

    Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!

    2014

    Japanese

    5.7

    4

    Action

    Animation

    anime

    based on video game

    Comedy

    supernatural

    youkai

    Shinji Ushiro Shinji Ushiro Director Yûki Kaji Yûki Kaji as Darknyan / Hovernyan / Meganyan Chie Satô Chie Satô as Kanachi Imada / Tattletell Tomokazu Seki Tomokazu Seki as Whisper / Buchinyan Hisako Kyôda Hisako Kyôda as Yukiko Amano
    When the evil Yo-Kai Kin, Gin and Bronzlow makes the Yo-Kai Watch disappear from time so they can help Dame Dedtime prevent humans and Yo-Kai from being friends, Nate Adams finds help in the Yo-Kai Hovernyan, who takes Nate, Whisper and Jibanyan 60 years to the past, when the Yo-Kai Watch was first invented by Nate's grandfather, Nathaniel Adams, while he was a boy. Together, the 2 boys fight Dame Dedtime and her evil Wicked Yo-Kai minions to save the world from her evil plans.
    Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts 1969 POSTER

    Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

    1969

    Japanese

    6.3

    5

    Action

    curse

    ghost

    Horror

    jidaigeki

    Mystery

    sword fight

    yakuza

    youkai

    Yoshiyuki Kuroda Yoshiyuki Kuroda Director Ryûtarô Gomi Ryûtarô Gomi as Kôichi Mizuhara Kôichi Mizuhara as Rokkô Toura Rokkô Toura as Kôichi Uenoyama Kôichi Uenoyama as Gorokichi
    In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl's grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the Yokai Monsters to step in.
    The Great Yokai War 1968 POSTER

    The Great Yokai War

    1968

    Japanese

    6.5

    3

    Action

    demon

    ghost

    Horror

    jidaigeki

    shapeshifting

    vampire

    youkai

    Yoshiyuki Kuroda Yoshiyuki Kuroda Director Akane Kawasaki Akane Kawasaki as Chie Takashi Kanda Takashi Kanda as Hyogo Isobe Rokkô Toura Rokkô Toura as Narrator Gen Kimura Gen Kimura as Saheiji Kawano
    When a Babylonian vampire comes to old Japan, an army of Japanese demons and ghosts gather and battle him.
    The Great Yokai War: Guardians 2021 POSTER

    The Great Yokai War: Guardians

    2021

    Japanese

    5.6

    14

    86%

    Action

    Adventure

    Family

    Fantasy

    friendship

    japanese mythology

    kaiju

    monster movie

    protective brothers

    youkai

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Eiji Akaso Eiji Akaso as Amanojaku So Kaku So Kaku as Kakuoni Nanako Matsushima Nanako Matsushima as Reika Watanabe Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura as Watanabe no Tsuna
    Kei Watanabe is a fifth grade elementary school student. He has inherited the hunter's blood to hunt yōkai. To save the world from being destroyed, Kei Watanabe challenges a war against the yōkai.
    The Great Yokai War 2005 POSTER

    The Great Yokai War

    2005

    Japanese

    6.3

    6

    74%

    67%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on manga

    Family

    Fantasy

    festival

    japan

    warfare

    yokai

    youkai

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Chiaki Kuriyama Chiaki Kuriyama as Agi Hiromasa Taguchi Hiromasa Taguchi as Ippon Tadara Shirô Sano Shirô Sano as Sata's Editor Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda as Tadashi's Father
    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 Birth of Kitaro: Mystery of GeGeGe 2023 POSTER

    The Birth of Kitaro: Mystery of GeGeGe

    2023

    Japanese

    7.2

    5

    Action

    Animation

    anime

    Comedy

    demon

    Fantasy

    Horror

    mythology

    shounen

    supernatural

    Thriller

    youkai

    Gô Koga Gô Koga Director Rie Kugimiya Rie Kugimiya as Kanoko Nagata Akira Ishida Akira Ishida as Kenji Nagata Toshihiko Seki Toshihiko Seki as Kitarô's father Atsumi Tanezaki Atsumi Tanezaki as Sayo
    1955. Kitaro's father, Medama Oyaji, comes to Yagura Village in search of his missing wife. The village was ruled by the Ryuga clan, which controls Japan's political and business circles behind the scenes. Mizuki, who works at a blood bank, visits the village with a secret mission to mourn the death of the head of his family, and meets Kitaro's father. While an ugly fight unfolds over the succession of the head of the family, a member of the family is brutally murdered at the village shrine. It was the beginning of a terrifying chain of events.
    InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass 2002 POSTER

    InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

    2002

    Japanese

    7.3

    4

    Action

    Animation

    anime

    Comedy

    Romance

    shounen

    youkai

    Toshiya Shinohara Toshiya Shinohara Director Yûji Ueda Yûji Ueda as Akitoki Hôjô Cathy Weseluck Cathy Weseluck as Ayumi Toshihiko Nakajima Toshihiko Nakajima as Hachi Mieko Harada Mieko Harada as Kaguya
    With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon of Legend, hatches a plot to plunge the world into an eternal night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou must reunite to confront the new menace.
    A Letter to Momo 2011 POSTER

    A Letter to Momo

    2011

    Japanese

    7.2

    33

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    animism

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    family relationships

    Fantasy

    parent child relationship

    supernatural

    supernatural creature

    youkai

    Hiroyuki Okiura Hiroyuki Okiura Director Nobunaga Shimazaki Nobunaga Shimazaki as Rick Zieff Rick Zieff as Koichi Hana Hayes Hana Hayes as (voice) Kanoa Goo Kanoa Goo as Yota
    A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.
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