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.

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

The first-ever reveal of the story of Kitaro's Fathers..

★ 7.4/10 November 17, 2023 104 min

AnimationComedyFantasyMystery

Director: Gou Koga  ·  Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

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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Director

Gou Koga

Cast

Miyuki Sawashiro Kitarou (voice) Masako Nozawa Medama-Oyaji (voice) Toshihiko Seki Kitarou's Father (voice) Hidenobu Kiuchi Mizuki (voice) Umeka Shoji Neko-Musume (voice) Toshio Furukawa A Mysterious Boy (voice) Atsumi Tanezaki Sayo Ryuga (voice) Yumiko Kobayashi Tokiya Nagata (voice) Nobuo Tobita Tokimaru Ryuga (voice) Tetsu Shiratori Tokisada Ryuga (voice) Kazuhiro Yamaji Katsunori Ryuga (voice) Kazuya Nakai Kozo Ryuga (voice)