Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever

2018 1h 40m JA

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 15

AnimationFantasyAdventure

Synopsis

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The film tells the story of interweaving friendships between three children and yo-kai. The film is set in 1960s Tokyo, in Sakura Motomachi. A boy named Shin lives a poor but happy life. When his mother — his only family member — dies, Shin's unhappiness hits rock bottom. That is when another boy named Itsuki saves Shin. Itsuki has also lost his older sister. Shin, Itsuki, and a young girl named Tae who can see yo-kai all become friends. Shin's guardian spirit Suu-san, a "Nekomata" cat, and other new yo-kai join their group, and this group is able to regain what it means to have a precious family. This new family must now face a mysterious incident, and a shocking reality awaits them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryohei Kimura
高城イツキ /エンマ大王 / 夜叉エンマ (voice)
Atsumi Tanezaki
下町シン (voice)
Nao Toyama
有星タエ (voice)
Etsuko Kozakura
猫又 (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
ぬらりひょん (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
执事･臼田さん (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
スーさん (voice)
Shun Oguri
紫炎 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigeharu Takahashi
Writers: Akihiro Hino
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Yo-kai Watch Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shigeharu Takahashi, shot by Tatsumi Yukiwaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mayumi Komori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ryohei Kimura and Atsumi Tanezaki and Nao Toyama carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9447676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shigeharu Takahashi directs. Tatsumi Yukiwaki behind the camera. Mayumi Komori cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Part of the "Yo-kai Watch Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Shigeharu Takahashi, shot by Tatsumi Yukiwaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Mayumi Komori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ryohei Kimura and Atsumi Tanezaki and Nao Toyama carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt9447676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.