The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)
Original title: 鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe is a 2023 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Gou Koga, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Miyuki Sawashiro, Masako Nozawa and Toshihiko Seki.
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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What is The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe about?
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.
When was The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe released?
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe was released on 17 November 2023.
How long is The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe?
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe runs 1h 44m.
Who made The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe?
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe was directed by Gou Koga.
Cast
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Kitarou (voice)
- Masako Nozawa as Medama-Oyaji (voice)
- Toshihiko Seki as Kitarou's Father (voice)
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Mizuki (voice)
- Umeka Shouji as Neko-Musume (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as A Mysterious Boy (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Sayo Ryuga (voice)
- Yumiko Kobayashi as Tokiya Nagata (voice)
- Nobuo Tobita as Tokimaru Ryuga (voice)
- Tetsu Shiratori as Tokisada Ryuga (voice)
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Katsunori Ryuga (voice)
- Kazuya Nakai as Kozo Ryuga (voice)