[Mesnick]

I watched the last part of the trilogy about the original Yokai Monsters: “Alone with the Ghosts” of the 69th. Well, I liked the return to horror after the fantasy 2nd part. Some episodes were even creepy, although, of course, it is difficult to be afraid of yokai who harm only notorious scoundrels. The story also turned out to be extremely successful. I love road jidaigeki with all these roads, taverns, ferries and not at all random encounters. However, the film also has significant disadvantages.
Compared to previous parts, the scale has greatly diminished. No destruction of the city or even the estate, just running through the forest. There are a little more than a dozen yokai themselves, and among them there was no place for the colorful characters from the previous parts. Yes, after the second they would not be perceived as threatening, but the ghosts are sorely lacking in character. And their power has diminished.
Here I will digress for an analogy. In the Soviet film adaptation of Mary Poppins, the action is moved to the 80s of the twentieth century and there are many veiled references to the Cold War. Considering that all of Mary's abilities in that film come down to illusions and hypnosis, there is a funny theory that this is actually a story about a spy. So, the situation with the yokai from “Alone with the Ghosts” is approximately the same, but it’s impossible to come up with an interesting theory.
To summarize, I would say that this is the better film in the trilogy in terms of plot, but the worst as a yokai film. But it's worth watching, at least I wasn't disappointed.