The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)
The first-ever reveal of the story of Kitaro's Fathers..
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.

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Cast

Miyuki Sawashiro Miyuki Sawashiro As: Kitarou (voice)
Masako Nozawa Masako Nozawa As: Medama-Oyaji (voice)
Toshihiko Seki Toshihiko Seki As: Kitarou's Father (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi Hidenobu Kiuchi As: Mizuki (voice)
Umeka Shouji Umeka Shouji As: Neko-Musume (voice)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The first-ever reveal of the story of Kitaro's Fathers..
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy, Horror

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 17 November 2023

Country: JP

Runtime: 104m

Film Collections

Company Credits

Company: Toei Animation, Toei Company

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Cast

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Kitarou (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Medama-Oyaji (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Kitarou's Father (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Mizuki (voice)

Umeka Shouji

Umeka Shouji

Neko-Musume (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

A Mysterious Boy (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

Sayo Ryuga (voice)

Yumiko Kobayashi

Yumiko Kobayashi

Tokiya Nagata (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Nobuo Tobita

Tokimaru Ryuga (voice)

Tetsu Shiratori

Tetsu Shiratori

Tokisada Ryuga (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Katsunori Ryuga (voice)

Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai

Kozo Ryuga (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Yasuko Nagata (voice)

Masaya Matsukaze

Masaya Matsukaze

Yamada (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Kenji Nagata (voice)

Yoko Soumi

Yoko Soumi

Otome Ryuga (voice)

Yuko Minaguchi

Yuko Minaguchi

Hinoe Ryuga (voice)

Directed By

Gou Koga

Gou Koga

Director

Kohei Kido

Kohei Kido

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Screenplay

Shigeru Mizuki

Shigeru Mizuki

Original Story

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Kenji Kawai

Kenji Kawai

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Kazutaka Sugiyama

Kazutaka Sugiyama

Key Animation

Sayoko Yokoyama

Sayoko Yokoyama

Color Designer

Toko Yatabe

Toko Yatabe

Character Designer

Tatsuya Miki

Tatsuya Miki

Key Animation

Naotoshi Shida

Naotoshi Shida

Key Animation

Hisashi Mori

Hisashi Mori

Key Animation

Ryu Nakayama

Ryu Nakayama

Key Animation

Akira Hamaguchi

Akira Hamaguchi

Key Animation

Naoki Tate

Naoki Tate

Key Animation

Akihiro Ota

Akihiro Ota

Key Animation

Takeo Ide

Takeo Ide

Key Animation

Reika Hoshino

Reika Hoshino

Key Animation

Ken Ootsuka

Ken Ootsuka

Key Animation

Camera

Tomoyuki Ishiyama

Tomoyuki Ishiyama

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Mai Ichioka

Mai Ichioka

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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