The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
movie

The first-ever reveal of the story of Kitaro's Fathers..
Released November 17, 2023
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.
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)
Crew
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Kazutaka Sugiyama
as
Key Animation
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Mai Ichioka
as
Art Direction
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Tomoyuki Ishiyama
as
Director of Photography

Kenji Kawai
as
Original Music Composer
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Sayoko Yokoyama
as
Color Designer

Hiroyuki Yoshino
as
Screenplay

Toko Yatabe
as
Character Designer

Gou Koga
as
Director

Shigeru Mizuki
as
Original Story
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Hisashi Mori
as
Key Animation
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Tatsuya Miki
as
Key Animation
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Akira Hamaguchi
as
Key Animation