Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report
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| Kanji | 幽☆遊☆白書 冥界死闘篇 炎の絆 | ||||
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| Directed by | Masakatsu Iijima | ||||
| Written by | Hiroshi Hashimoto Sukehiro Tomita Yukiyoshi Ohashi | ||||
| Based on | Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi | ||||
| Produced by | Haruo Sai Ken Hagino Naoji Hōnokidani | ||||
| Starring | Nozomu Sasaki Megumi Ogata Nobuyuki Hiyama Sanae Miyuki Shigeru Chiba | ||||
| Music by | Yusuke Honma | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 95 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | ¥3.3 million | ||||
Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report, known in Japan as Yū Yū Hakusho: Meikai Shitō Hen - Honō no Kizuna (Japanese: 幽☆遊☆白書 冥界死闘篇 炎の絆; lit. 'Yu Yu Hakusho: Chapter of Underworld's Carnage - Bonds of Fire'), is a 1994 Japanese anime film based on the YuYu Hakusho manga series created by Yoshihiro Togashi. Directed by Masakatsu Iijima and produced by Studio Pierrot. Featuring the talents of Nozomu Sasaki, Megumi Ogata, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Sanae Miyuki, Shigeru Chiba, among others, the plot revolves around Yusuke Urameshi and his friends defending the Human World against inhabitants of a fourth plane of existence called the "Netherworld". The film was dubbed into English by Central Park Media, which released it on VHS on March 3, 1998, and on DVD on October 8, 2002.
The film was released to mixed critics with praise given to the animation and fight sequences but criticism being aimed towards its derivative plot or lack of.