IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials.The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials.The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials.
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Featured review
Unscrupulous magistrate Tajimaya (Takashi Kanda) uses theft, coercion, violence, and ultimately murder to take over a tenement house and a shrine with the intent of tearing them down. He also uses his leverage to force Ôkubi (Keiko Koyanagi), the beautiful daughter of the tenement's owner (Tatsuo Hanabu) to become his mistress. Tajimaya's actions and disrespect angers the local spirits, the Yôkai, and soon he and his minions find themselves cursed and harassed by monsters. The film, first in a Yokai trilogy from Daiei Film, is an imaginative fantasy with odd imagery (the 'umbrella monster' features prominently in the advertising) superimposed on a typical Japanese samurai adventure. The monsters (a mix of animation, puppets and costumes) are frequently quite bizarre. I am not familiar with Japanese folklore, but I gather that many of the diverse creatures represent traditional tropes (for example: the umbrella monster ('Kasa-obake') and the long-necked woman (Rokurokubi). 'Yokai: 100 Monsters' ('Yôkai hyaku monogatari') is entertaining and offbeat (at least from a 'Western perspective'), and likely a good introduction to yet another fanciful Japanese film genre. Note: I watched an English-subtitled version that, judging from some of the idioms, seems to have been made several years after the original film was released.
- jamesrupert2014
- Jan 27, 2019
- Permalink
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe "monsters" in this film are based on traditional Japanese spirits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sans soleil (1983)
- How long is Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- La Malédiction des Yôkai
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was Yôkai hyaku monogatari (1968) officially released in India in English?
Answer