Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever
The film tells the story of interweaving friendships between three children and yo-kai. The film is set in 1960s Tokyo, in Sakura Motomachi. A boy named Shin lives a poor but happy life. When his mother — his only family member — dies, Shin's unhappiness hits rock bottom. That is when another boy named Itsuki saves Shin. Itsuki has also lost his older sister. Shin, Itsuki, and a young girl named Tae who can see yo-kai all become friends. Shin's guardian spirit Suu-san, a "Nekomata" cat, and other new yo-kai join their group, and this group is able to regain what it means to have a precious family. This new family must now face a mysterious incident, and a shocking reality awaits them.
Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever (2018)
Shigeharu Takahashi
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
8.1/10
13 votes
Rating consensus
81/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~81/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Ryohei Kimura
高城イツキ /エンマ大王 / 夜叉エンマ (voice)
Atsumi Tanezaki
下町シン (voice)
Nao Toyama
有星タエ (voice)
Etsuko Kozakura
猫又 (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
ぬらりひょん (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
执事･臼田さん (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
スーさん (voice)
Shun Oguri
紫炎 (voice)
In “Yo-kai Watch Collection”
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2014
Yo-kai Watch The Movie 2: Lord Enma and the Stories, Nyan!
2015
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
2016
Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King
2017
Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y - Can a Cat Be a Hero?
2019
Yo-kai Watch♪ the Movie: How Nate and I Met Nyan!♪ M-Me Too~♪♪
2021
Yo-kai Watch♪ Movie 8: Jibanyan vs. Komasan - The Big Amazing Battle, Nyan
2023
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Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever (2018)
Shigeharu Takahashi
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