The Great Yokai War

This fantasy story is of a young boy who moves to a small town after the divorce of his parents. At a local festival, he becomes an unlikely hero when he is chosen as the "Kirin Rider," a protector of all things good. As the Kirin Rider, he must lead Japan's ancient Yokai spirits in their apocalyptic war against the evil bizarre-looking monsters.

This 124 minute Live-action movie is chock full of mythical Japanese ↗Yōkai. Licensed by ADV Films for the US market and rated PG-13, this tale makes heavy use of stop-motion puppet animation and CGI.

See wikipedia entry for ↗The Great Yokai War for more information.

Movie Trailer (1:35min) - YouTube Stream Vid.