The two Kibakichi (跋扈妖怪伝 牙吉) movies are part of the wider Yōkaiden (妖怪伝) series, which began with Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons (さくや 妖怪伝, 2000), though only these latter two movies follow the same main character. The Yōkaiden series is itself the second of three attempts at a reboot of the Yōkai (妖怪) series, which was originally released from 1968 to 1969, though it ending up going in a different,... see more