Yo-Kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daiboken da Nyan![a], also known as Yo-kai Watch the Movie: A Whale of Two Worlds,[1] is a 2016 Japanese animated/live action fantasy adventure film and the third film in the Yo-kai Watch film series, following the 2015 film Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!.[2][3] It was released in Japan by Toho on December 17, 2016.[4] It was followed by Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu, which released on December 16, 2017.
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Kanji | 映画 妖怪ウォッチ 空飛ぶクジラとダブル世界の大冒険だニャン! | ||||
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Directed by | Shigeharu Takahashi Shinji Ushiro Takeshi Yokoi (live action) | ||||
Based on | Yo-kai Watch by Level-5 | ||||
Starring | Haruka Tomatsu/Ryōka Minamide Kento Yamazaki Takumi Saito | ||||
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Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Box office | ¥3.26 billion ($29.97 million)[1] |
Plot
editThis article needs an improved plot summary. (December 2016) |
A whale flies over Sakura New Town (Springdale in most English-language releases of the series) and makes a whale noise that engulfs the city in a rainbow light, suddenly turning everything, including Keita Amano (Nathan "Nate" Adams in most English-language releases of the series) and his Yo-kai, live-action. While trying to solve this weird mystery, it is later revealed to be the work of a Yo-kai Keita decides to call "Koalanyan".
Cast
editVoice cast
edit- Haruka Tomatsu/Ryōka Minamide as Keita Amano[b][3]
- Tomokazu Seki as Whisper
- Etsuko Kozakura as Jibanyan and Bushinyan[c]
- Yūki Kaji as Hovernyan
- Kotori Shigemoto as USApyon
- Aya Endō as Komasan and Komajiro
- Naoki Bandō as Robonyan F and Ultimate Robonyan
- Yuko Sasamoto as Orochi[d] and Hikari Orochi[e]
- Ryoko Nagata as Kyubi and Yami Kyubi[f]
Live-action cast
edit- Minami Hamabe as Kanami Minami
- Kento Yamazaki as Lord Enma[5]
- Takumi Saito as Nurarihyon[5]
- Emi Takei as Sae Kinoshita
- Yuna Watanabe as Fumika "Fumi-chan" Kodama[g]
- Yū Sawabe as Gorōta "Kuma" Kumashima[h]
- Raza Fukuda as Kanchi Imada[i]
- Yoko Mitsuya as Keita's mother[j]
- Shigeyuki Totsugi as Keita's father[k]
- Kenichi Endō as Jinmenken[l]
- Kokoa Ishii (now Kokoa Amano) as Inaho Misora[m]
Reception
editOn its opening weekend in Japan, the film was number-one in admissions, with 545,211,[6] and number-two in gross, with ¥608 million (US$5.2 million).[7][8] By January 11, the film earned ¥2 billion (US$17.43 million) and tops on number-one from the previous number-five.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "2017". Eiren. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "映画 妖怪ウォッチ 空飛ぶクジラとダブル世界の大冒険だニャン!(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Yo-kai Watch: Sora Tobu Kujira to Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan Anime & Live-Action Film Opens on December 17". Anime News Network. June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "映画 妖怪ウォッチ 空飛ぶクジラとダブル世界の大冒険だニャン!". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "3rd Yo-kai Watch Film Unveils Kento Yamazaki, Takumi Saitou in Costume". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ^ "3rd Yo-kai Watch Film Tops Japanese Box Office, Beats Rogue One". Anime News Network. December 19, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (December 19, 2016). "Japan Box Office: Third 'Yokai Watch' and 'Rogue One' Dispute Top Spot". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 12/17~12/18". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "3rd Yo-kai Watch Film Climbs to #1, Resident Evil Falls to #2". Anime News Network. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
Notes
edit- ^ Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! (映画 妖怪ウォッチ 空飛ぶクジラとダブル世界の大冒険だニャン!, Eiga Yōkai Wotchi Soratobu Kujira to Daburu Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan!, lit. "Yo-kai Watch the Movie: The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale and the Double World, Meow!")
- ^ "Nate Adams" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Shogunyan" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Venoct" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Illuminoct" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Darkyubi" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Katie Forester" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Barnaby "Bear" Bernstein" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Edward "Eddie" Archer" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Lily Adams" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Aaron Adams" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Manjimutt" in most English-language releases of the series.
- ^ "Hailey Anne Thomas" in most English-language releases of the series.