The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)

Name: The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 2023
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Miyuki Sawashiro, Masako Nozawa, Toshihiko Seki, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Umeka Shouji

1h 44m Japan

Animation Comedy Mystery Fantasy Horror

Plot

In 1955, Medama Oyaji arrives in Yagura Village, determined to find his missing wife. The village, dominated by the clandestine influence of the Ryuga clan, harbors dark secrets. Mizuki, a blood bank worker, visits the village under the guise of mourning his family's patriarch but crosses paths with Kitaro's father. As tensions rise over the clan's succession, a shocking murder occurs at the village shrine, igniting a chilling series of events that intertwine the fates of all involved. The quest for truth reveals hidden dangers lurking in the shadows.

Cast

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 Akira Ishida