Hobgoblins & the Great Wall (Yôkai daisensô´)

Celebrating 60 Years of the Kadokawa Group

Is anyone here?

Dad...

Sis...

...don't go.

I had a nightmare.

Tokyo, where I was born, was in ruins.

Are you going to sleep all day? You'll be late for school!

Tadashi, get up!

It had been six months since the divorce.

From the window of the room Grandpa built for me...

...the sea was calm.

That summer, I fell in love for the first time.

And...

...I told a little white lie.

What's that?!

Horror... horror...

There's a horrible war...

...coming!

The time has come... now is the time of revenge.

O ye things humanity has used and discarded...

O spirits persecuted...

O rage shut away...

...arise.

It's time to arise!

Arise.

Join with us.

Arise, O vengeful wraith...

...Yomotsumono!

THE GREAT YOKAI WAR

Executive Producer: KADOKAWA Tsuguhiko

'Kwai' Production Team: MIZUKI Shigeru ARAMATA Hiroshi

KYOGOKU Natsuhiko MIYABE Miyuki

Executive in Charge of Production: KUROI Kazuo

Planning: SATO Naoki

Producer: INOUE Fumio

Directed by MIIKE Takashi

Hey, Tadashi!

What are you scared of?

Uh... nothing.

Is the little city kid...

...scared of a spooky village festival?

Watch out the kirin doesn't bite you!

Why?

The one it bites is this year's 'Kirin Rider'.

'Kirin Rider'?

Don't you even know that?!

Guardian of Peace, Friend of Justice.

The wrestler Antonio Inoki got bit once.

It won't choose me.

The 'Kirin Rider'! Go for it, lad!

I'm home.

Grandpa, I'm home!

Grandpa!

Captain! Permission to board!

Akira?

Well done!

It's 'Tadashi'!

'Kirin Rider'?

Yeah.

The festival kirin chose me.

I'm the boy who preserves peace.

Sounds great. But what do you do that with?

All I won...

...was beans and rice, and a towel.

Still, that's great!

Grandpa must be happy.

I haven't told him.

Anyway, today I'm 'Akira'.

Oh... is he OK?

Yeah, he's fine. Every third day I go back to being 'Tadashi'.

Every third day, huh?

I bet he's forgotten me.

Bless this food.

Good boy!

Tadashi?

I'm used to it. It's been six months.

Hey, it's almost summer vacation.

Dad says we might sneak down and see you.

He said that last spring.

Oh.

Yeah, he did.

I'll call again.

OK.

Tadashi...

Hang in there.

Yeah. See you.

I'm home.

Hi.

What's wrong?

Were they teasing you again?

No.

OK, then.

Pickles.

Thanks.

What's this?

Oh, that...

Oh, Dad!

Not that!

What?

That towel...

Azuki beans are good for you.

'Azuki beans are good for you.' by Grandpa

Quiet, please! Quiet!

Don't forget your summer homework.

And write those book reports.

A child who doesn't read makes a worthless adult.

And now, vacation!

See you later!

Rider!

When are you going for the legendary sword?

What sword?

Didn't they even tell you that?

They know a feeb like you...

...can't handle it.

The Kirin Rider...

has to go to the cave on Great Goblin Mountain...

...to get the Great Goblin Sword.

No way...

...crybaby Tadashi can do that!

Cut it out.

What are you guys up to?!

Watch it!

Your Grandpa's here.

Again?

You be quiet!

Grandpa...

What?

Akira was Mom's elder brother?

Right.

But he died years and years ago.

My son and heir.

Always getting in fights, never good for anything.

Do I look like him, Grandpa?

you do.

You do, somehow.

Grandpa...

...do you know 'Great Goblin Mountain'?

Well, of course!

That be it there, over yonder.

Long, long ago, they say...

...there was an evil goblin there who'd snatch children away.

And then he was felled...

...by the Kirin Rider!

'I'll never work evil again,' the Great Goblin said.

He changed his ways, and swore allegiance to the Kirin Rider.

So then the Kirin Rider...

...left the Great Goblin a sword to keep...

...and bade him be Guardian Spirit to this land.

Since then they say the one chosen Kirin Rider...

...must climb that mountain...

...and get the sword that Great Goblin has in his keeping.

Will you go?

You were chosen Kirin Rider, weren't you?

How did you know?

Hmm, how did I know?

What?

I didn't finish those beans!

They know a feeb like you...

They know a feeb like you can't handle it.

No way...

No way crybaby Tadashi can do that!

'Great Goblin's Cave...

'... left.'

No way!

Thank you!

Driver!

A cat?!

Do you understand me?

OK!

Here. Drink this.

NO?

You've got to have something or you won't get better.

Kitty.

No?

Then what are you?

I can't find you in here.

What?

'Shin'?

Why are you rubbing my shin?

'Shin', 'Rub'... the sprite that rubs against your shins!

'Sunekosuri'!

Agi!

Let me out! I'm warning you!

Do you hear me?!

Agi!

Agi!

This isn't funny!

What do you want with us?!

You're one of us!

I'm not one of you any more.

I will unite with Lord Kato...

...and be reborn.

You'll what?!

I can't wait, Agi.

Ow...! Let me go!

Stop it, I tell you!

Stop playing games!

Agi, what are you doing?!

Stop it!