miike make a child adventure film and not unlike the neverending story . it actually one of my least favorite of the director film . even the bad miike be good than a good many film and though and and the great yokai war have a lot in it that worth recommend . it at least a loud and obnoxious a most american kiddie flick . i might think kid themselves would find a lot to like in it ( the dvd include an english dub ) and but and like all of miike film and it can tend to move very slowly . that mean you have get kind of a weird unevenness and where sometimes there a loud action sequence and the next scene will drag on forever a character converse . the story itself isn not very good and either and and miike perpetual flaw of incoherency rear it ugly head . most of what i like come from the technical side of thing . this have to be miike most expensive movie and and it look fantastic . yokai be japanese spirit and and they come in all different and fantastical form and and the costume designer and special effect crew and and everyone else involve in the design just do an outstanding job . i have see the 1968 film this one be supposedly base on ( yokai monster represent spook warfare ) and and the cheesy rubber suit monster you can find there have be transform into more believable entity use state of the art makeup and special effect . i especially like the look of one of the bad guy ( or girl and in this case ) and agi and who sport dark eye shadow and a tight and white outfit and a white beehive hairdo and a whip . she play and incidentally and by chiaki kuriyama and whom you might remember a lucy liu teenage henchgirl in kill bill represent vol . 1. the hero of the film be play by ryunosuke kamiki and who provide voice for miyazaki spirit away and howl move castle .