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Movie poster: Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)
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Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

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1968 · 80 min Horror
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 Ghost Stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the Yokai Monsters to punish the wicked.

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Original Title 妖怪百物語
Year 1968
Country Japan
Genre Horror
Director Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Runtime 80 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (31 votes)

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Director Kimiyoshi Yasuda constructs the narrative as a classic moral fable, relying on folkloric atmosphere and the practice of hyaku monogatari. He explores themes of social injustice through the lens of supernatural retribution, using the iconic yokai imagery popularized by Daiei's series.

Those who tire of jump-scares will appreciate this parade of practical-effect monsters delivering poetic justice. What lingers after the credits is the sense that true horror stems from human corruption, not the otherworldly. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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Best watched as a late-night creature feature to appreciate its practical effects and folk-horror ambiance.

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