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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 2023-11-17
Runtime: 104 mins
Director: Gou Koga
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
Original title: The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Production Companies: Toei Animation, Toei Company
Production Countries: Japan

Miyuki Sawashiro

Masako Nozawa

Toshihiko Seki

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Umeka Shouji

Toshio Furukawa

Atsumi Tanezaki

Yumiko Kobayashi

Nobuo Tobita

Tetsu Shiratori

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuya Nakai

Rie Kugimiya

Masaya Matsukaze