takashi miike be one of my favorite director and i be worry about him do a kid film and because i would hate to see him depart from his film i come to love represent visitor q and gozu and izo and ichi the killer and black socioty trilogy . lately he seem to be explore new territory and i think he succeed . still this be the first of his film i would see him take that direction and so i be nervous . of coarse i buy it without see it and be glad i do . great yokai war be a perfect kid film and adult should like it too . the whole film remind me so much of the movie i love a a child represent neverending story and labyrinth and return to oz and etc . i enjoy those film because they do not treat kid like theyre stupid and this one doesn not either . the dark underlying moral be there and but and it also as silly a any kid film should be . i personally wasn not bother by the cgi and prosthetics . i feel like they fit well and do not think kid will notice . if you be a die hard takashi miike fan and you may not like this one . but and i suggest give it a shot . it prove that miike be a diverse and talented a i suspect he be . he also continue to make his signature miike film outside of these one and which be very reassuring . to those people that be new to takashi miike and want something light hearted or dramatic like this one and i suggest these other miike film represent zebraman the happiness of the katakuris sabu and the bird people in china . good job takashi miike . positive star .