yokai monster represent spook warfare ( yokai daisenso and 2005 ) a movie about yokai or traditional japanese monster of folklore . it be alternatively know a big monster war or a ghost on parade . the yokai of the first installment include the teapot freak and kappa water imp and a living brella and a woman whose sheeks can grow extremely gigantic and a woman with a second face on the back of her head and a dwarf priest with an enormous gourd like wrist and and so on . these sort of whimsical monster derive not only from fairy lore and but from a type of summer entertainment of the tokugawa era and comparable to today halloween haunt house and or the freak show of yesteryear but with exclusively phony freak . ghost and goldfish monster and dance one head umbrella be trump up to create chill during the hot summer . the fatcheek woman and such be recreate by trick or illusion and base on monster depict in medieval scroll while and if their design for the movie be a bit simple and hoky and this make them all the more representative of what historically be recreate for summer chill . these rather endear monster have to face off and destroy an ancient babylonian vampire demon who have come to japan and disguise himself a a samurai lord . despite that some of the japanese apparition be a bit goofy and and too many of the costume scarsely more than mask without even move lip a they speak and it be all played very poker face and be very charming . it have some beautiful cinematography and much a would be provide in a cgi film of the same decade . view in the right mood or with the right friend and it be excite and move and touch . yoshiyuki kuroda also direct the famed lone wolf and cub represent white heaven and hell ( 1974 ) and and be the special fx director for the excellent daimajin trilogy . the yokai monster series be not the equal of majin at it best and but the yokai be nevertheless great fun . the first miike movie which be the most child orient of his family film and with the gozu and izoo consecutively more serious though none too severe for young viewer .