Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

Name: Yo-kai Watch: The Movie
Genre: Action, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Released: 2014-12-20
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Haruka Tomatsu, Tomokazu Seki, Etsuko Kozakura, Romi Park, Yuki Kaji

2014·Movie·97 min·★ 7.6(72)

Action Animation Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy More Japanese titles

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.

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About Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie is a 2014 Japanese-language action, animation and adventure film directed by Shigeharu Takahashi and Shinji Ushiro. The cast is led by Haruka Tomatsu, Tomokazu Seki, Etsuko Kozakura. It has a runtime of 1h 37m. Viewers rate it 7.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hoopla.

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie was produced by OLM, LEVEL5, and dentsu and made in Japan. It was released on December 20, 2014. At the box office it grossed around $99 million worldwide.

Director: Shigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro
Writers: Yoichi Kato
Release date: December 20, 2014
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $99 million
Production: OLM, LEVEL5, dentsu

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Yo-kai Watch: The Movie cast & crew

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie was directed by Shigeharu Takahashi and Shinji Ushiro and written by Yoichi Kato.

The cast features Haruka Tomatsu as Keita Amano (voice), Tomokazu Seki as Whisper / Buchinyan (voice), Etsuko Kozakura as Jibanyan / Buchinyan / Shogunyan (voice), Romi Park as Keizo Amano (voice), Yuki Kaji as Darknyan / Hovernyan / Meganyan (voice), and Ainosuke Kataoka as Tokio Ubaune (voice).

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Tatsumi Yukiwaki and it was produced by Kiyofumi Kajiwara and Izumi Furusawa.

Is Yo-kai Watch: The Movie worth watching?

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie holds an audience score of 7.6/10 from 72 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 1h 37m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action, animation, and adventure, Yo-kai Watch: The Movie is worth a place on your watchlist.

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