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The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

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

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AnimationComedyMysteryFantasyHorror

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

17 November 2023

Country

Japan

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)

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