Yo-kai Watch: The Movie
Seen it?2014 | 97 min | Action, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Terminator 2: Judgment Day or The Green Mile, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$99 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shinji Ushiro, Shigeharu Takahashi, Mark Risley
- Haruka TomatsuKeita Amano (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiWhisper / Buchinyan (voice)
- Etsuko KozakuraJibanyan / Buchinyan / Shogunyan (voice)
- Romi ParkKeizo Amano (voice)
- Yuki KajiDarknyan / Hovernyan / Meganyan (voice)
- Ainosuke KataokaTokio Ubaune (voice)
- Vanilla YamazakiKin (voice)
- Mika KanaiGin (voice)
- Hisako KyodaYukiko Amano (voice)
- Haruka ShimazakiYoung Yukiko Amano (voice)