The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)

11/17/2023 (JP) • 1h 44m

Animation, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy, Horror

The first-ever reveal of the story of Kitaro's Fathers..

Overview

1955. Kitaro's father, Medama Oyaji, comes to Yagura Village in search of his missing wife. The village was ruled by the Ryuga clan, which controls Japan's political and business circles behind the scenes. Mizuki, who works at a blood bank, visits the village with a secret mission to mourn the death of the head of his family, and meets Kitaro's father. While an ugly fight unfolds over the succession of the head of the family, a member of the family is brutally murdered at the village shrine. It was the beginning of a terrifying chain of events.

Top Billed Cast

Miyuki Sawashiro

Kitarou (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Medama-Oyaji (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Kitarou's Father (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Mizuki (voice)

Umeka Shouji

Neko-Musume (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

A Mysterious Boy (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Sayo Ryuga (voice)

Yumiko Kobayashi

Tokiya Nagata (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Tokimaru Ryuga (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

supernatural

mythology

demon

youkai

shounen

anime

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