The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

Nov 17, 2023

1h 44m

★ 7.3

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.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Mystery

Fantasy

Horror

Production Companies

Toei Animation

Toei Company

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Cast

Kitarou (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Medama-Oyaji (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Kitarou's Father (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Mizuki (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Neko-Musume (voice)

Umeka Shouji

A Mysterious Boy (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Sayo Ryuga (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Tokiya Nagata (voice)

Yumiko Kobayashi

Tokimaru Ryuga (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Tokisada Ryuga (voice)

Tetsu Shiratori

Katsunori Ryuga (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kozo Ryuga (voice)

Kazuya Nakai

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