This, the third of three "Yokai" movies produced in the 1960s by Daiei Studios, is not quite of a piece with its two predecessors, Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters and Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare. The concept of the Yokai (spirits) is still there, but you will not see the same familiar monsters (e.g., the snake-necked woman, the living umbrella). This time, the plot follows a young child who witnesses a murder on sacred territory. Her grandfather tells her to go to town to seek out her father and gives her a pair of dice as a clue. Along the way, she comes under the wing of a helpful wandering samurai, who fights off the criminals who want to dispatch her. Eventually, of course, the Yokai, angered that their sacred ground was defiled, put an end to the villains.

Starring:

Bokuzen Hidari, Kojiro Hongo

Genre:

Fantasy, Horror