Sunday, August 24, 2025

coming up- Yokai movies!

From Wiki- Yōkai (妖怪; Japanese pronunciation: [joː.kai][1]) are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful",[2] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yāoguài (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese commentators argue that the word yōkai has taken on many different meanings in Japanese culture,[3] including referring to a large number of uniquely Japanese creatures.

Yōkai are also referred to as ayakashi (あやかし), mononoke (物の怪) or mamono (魔物). Some academics and Shinto practitioners acknowledge similarities within the seeming dichotomy between the natures of yōkai and most kami, which are generally regarded as relatively beneficent in comparison, and class the two as ultimately the same type of spirits of nature or of a mythological realm.[4] Their behavior can range from malevolent or mischievous to benevolent to humans. Back to me:

I have three of these movies to review in the near future, and I am rather surprised that I haven't talked about them before.  Sure, one movie only has a cameo of sorts by Yokai, but it still counts.  So far the first movie is a lot of fun (second time watching it)!

 

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