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The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

2023

104 minutes

AnimationComedyMysteryFantasyHorror

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 Cast

Miyuki Sawashiro headshot

Miyuki Sawashiro

Kitarou (voice)

Masako Nozawa headshot

Masako Nozawa

Medama-Oyaji (voice)

Toshihiko Seki headshot

Toshihiko Seki

Kitarou's Father (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi headshot

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Mizuki (voice)

Umeka Shouji headshot

Umeka Shouji

Neko-Musume (voice)

Toshio Furukawa headshot

Toshio Furukawa

A Mysterious Boy (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki headshot

Atsumi Tanezaki

Sayo Ryuga (voice)

Yumiko Kobayashi headshot

Yumiko Kobayashi

Tokiya Nagata (voice)

Nobuo Tobita headshot

Nobuo Tobita

Tokimaru Ryuga (voice)

Tetsu Shiratori headshot

Tetsu Shiratori

Tokisada Ryuga (voice)

Kazuhiro Yamaji headshot

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Katsunori Ryuga (voice)

Kazuya Nakai headshot

Kazuya Nakai

Kozo Ryuga (voice)

Rie Kugimiya headshot

Rie Kugimiya

Yasuko Nagata (voice)

Masaya Matsukaze headshot

Masaya Matsukaze

Yamada (voice)

Akira Ishida headshot

Akira Ishida

Kenji Nagata (voice)

Yoko Soumi headshot

Yoko Soumi

Otome Ryuga (voice)

Yuko Minaguchi headshot

Yuko Minaguchi

Hinoe Ryuga (voice)