Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter (1997)

03/08/1997 (JP) • Animation, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy • 30m

Overview

A film adaptation of the 'Spooky Kitaro' story of the same name: a baseball-themed story where Kitaro and his yokai friends play against a human baseball team. The plot revolves around the human team cheating their way to victory by using cursed bats to win games, and Kitaro steps in to restore fairness.

Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter (1997)

03/08/1997 (JP) • 30m

Animation, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy

Overview

A film adaptation of the 'Spooky Kitaro' story of the same name: a baseball-themed story where Kitaro and his yokai friends play against a human baseball team. The plot revolves around the human team cheating their way to victory by using cursed bats to win games, and Kitaro steps in to restore fairness.

Top Billed Cast

Yoko Matsuoka

Kitaro (voice)

Chinami Nishimura

Neko Musume (voice)

Naoki Tatsuta

Ittan Momen (voice)

Isamu Tanonaka

Medama-oyaji (voice)

Keiko Yamamoto

Sunakake Babaa (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Nezumi Otoko (voice)

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Part of the Spooky Kitaro Collection

Includes Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast, Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter, Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

baseball

supernatural

based on manga

youkai

anime

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