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Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan!

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Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan!
Poster
Japanese name
Kanji映画 妖怪ウォッチ 空飛ぶクジラとダブル世界の大冒険だニャン!
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnEiga Yōkai Wotchi Soratobu Kujira to Daburu Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan!
Directed byShigeharu Takahashi
Shinji Ushiro
Takeshi Yokoi (live action)
Based onYo-kai Watch
by Level-5
StarringHaruka Tomatsu/Ryōka Minamide
Kento Yamazaki
Takumi Saito
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥3.26 billion ($29.97 million)[1]

Yo-Kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daiboken da Nyan![a], also known as Yo-kai Watch the Movie: A Whale of Two Worlds,[1] is a 2016 Japanese animated/live action fantasy adventure film and the third film in the Yo-kai Watch film series, following the 2015 film Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!.[2][3] It was released in Japan by Toho on December 17, 2016.[4] It was followed by Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu, which released on December 16, 2017.

Plot

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A whale flies over Sakura New Town (Springdale in most English-language releases of the series) and makes a whale noise that engulfs the city in a rainbow light, suddenly turning everything, including Keita Amano (Nathan "Nate" Adams in most English-language releases of the series) and his Yo-kai, live-action. While trying to solve this weird mystery, it is later revealed to be the work of a Yo-kai Keita decides to call "Koalanyan".

Cast

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Voice cast

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Live-action cast

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Reception

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On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was number-one in admissions, with 545,211,[6] and number-two in gross, with ¥608 million (US$5.2 million).[7][8] By January 11, the film earned ¥2 billion (US$17.43 million) and tops on number-one from the previous number-five.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2017". Eiren. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "映画 妖怪ウォッチ 空飛ぶクジラとダブル世界の大冒険だニャン！(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Yo-kai Watch: Sora Tobu Kujira to Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan Anime & Live-Action Film Opens on December 17". Anime News Network. June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "映画 妖怪ウォッチ 空飛ぶクジラとダブル世界の大冒険だニャン！". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "3rd Yo-kai Watch Film Unveils Kento Yamazaki, Takumi Saitou in Costume". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  6. ^ "3rd Yo-kai Watch Film Tops Japanese Box Office, Beats Rogue One". Anime News Network. December 19, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Schilling, Mark (December 19, 2016). "Japan Box Office: Third 'Yokai Watch' and 'Rogue One' Dispute Top Spot". Variety. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 12/17~12/18". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "3rd Yo-kai Watch Film Climbs to #1, Resident Evil Falls to #2". Anime News Network. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^ Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! (映画 妖怪ウォッチ 空飛ぶクジラとダブル世界の大冒険だニャン!, Eiga Yōkai Wotchi Soratobu Kujira to Daburu Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan!, lit. "Yo-kai Watch the Movie: The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale and the Double World, Meow!")
  2. ^ "Nate Adams" in most English-language releases of the series.
  3. ^ "Shogunyan" in most English-language releases of the series.
  4. ^ "Venoct" in most English-language releases of the series.
  5. ^ "Illuminoct" in most English-language releases of the series.
  6. ^ "Darkyubi" in most English-language releases of the series.
  7. ^ "Katie Forester" in most English-language releases of the series.
  8. ^ "Barnaby "Bear" Bernstein" in most English-language releases of the series.
  9. ^ "Edward "Eddie" Archer" in most English-language releases of the series.
  10. ^ "Lily Adams" in most English-language releases of the series.
  11. ^ "Aaron Adams" in most English-language releases of the series.
  12. ^ "Manjimutt" in most English-language releases of the series.
  13. ^ "Hailey Anne Thomas" in most English-language releases of the series.



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