Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, Yo-kai Watch: The Movie is a fantasy, adventure, family and animation film directed by Shinji Ushiro, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. When the evil Yo-Kai Kin, Gin and Bronzlow makes the Yo-Kai Watch disappear from time so they can help Dame Dedtime prevent humans and Yo-Kai from being friends, Nate Adams finds help in the Yo-Kai Hovernyan, who takes Nate, Whisper and Jibanyan 60 years to the past, when the Yo-Kai Watch was first invented by Nate's grandfather, Nathaniel Adams, while he was a boy. Together, the 2 boys fight Dame Dedtime and her evil Wicked Yo-Kai minions to save the world from her evil plans.

Who’s in it. Yo-kai Watch: The Movie stars Haruka Tomatsu as Keita Amano (voice), Tomokazu Seki as Whisper / Buchinyan (voice), Etsuko Kozakura as Jibanyan / Buchinyan / Shogunyan (voice) and Romi Park as Keizo Amano (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.4/10, Yo-kai Watch: The Movie has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Yo-kai Watch: The Movie page.

If you liked it. Fans of Yo-kai Watch: The Movie tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.