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{{Nihongo|'''''Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts'''''|東海道お化け道中|Tōkaidō Obake Dōchū|lit. ''The Haunted Journey Along Tokaido''|lead=yes}} is a 1969 Japanese [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[horror film]] directed by [[Kimiyoshi Yasuda]] and [[Yoshiyuki Kuroda]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1996|p=101}} It is the third{{sfn|Papp|2009|p=229}} in a [[Yokai Monsters|trilogy of films]] produced in the late 1960s, all of which focus around traditional Japanese monsters known as ''[[yōkai]]''. The film is about a young girl named Miyo has evidence that should put a stop to corruption in her town, but soon she finds not only her life at risk, but also the lives of those who depend on her. The Yokai are summoned when Miyo's grandfather is killed on sacred ground, and they seek out those responsible.

==Plot==

When a criminal boss Higuruma kills his rival and a witness, an old man who tried to protect a sacred site, he believes a young girl in the old man's care, Miyo, was also a witness and escaped with the evidence of his criminal activity. Higuruma and his men hunt down Miyo as she tries to find her missing father with the help of a swordsman, Hyakasuro, while the boss and his men are haunted by the curse of the yokai of the land they desecrated.

==Release==

''Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts'' was released in Japan on March 21, 1969.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1996|p=101}} It was released in the United States by Daiei International Films with English subtitles in 1969.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1996|p=102}} The film set for a 4K DVD and Blu-ray release by [[Kadokawa Pictures|Kadokawa]] in August 18.<ref name="Kadokawa Blu-ray">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B096VK7V61/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=%E5%A6%96%E6%80%AA%E7%99%BE%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E&qid=1623363032&rnid=2321267051&s=dvd&sr=1-5|title= 【Amazon.co.jp限定】妖怪百物語 4K修復版(2枚組)(大映妖怪三部作購入特典:復刻版「5円引きブロマイド」10枚セット引換シリアルコード付き) ※特典引き換えには対象3作品の購入が必要です※[Blu-ray] |work=Amazon.co.jp|accessdate=15 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The Blu-ray will also be packaged with ''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' and ''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' in a box set due on September 24.<ref name="Kadokawa Blu-ray" />