Gegege no Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train

Name: Gegege no Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Family, Horror
Released: 1997-07-12
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Yoko Matsuoka, Isamu Tanonaka, Keiko Yamamoto, Chinami Nishimura, Shigeru Chiba

1997, Japanese. Directed by Takao Yoshizawa.

Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. In this episode The Western demons hijacked the Phantom Train. Kitaro and his friends must stop this crime.

Fantasy Animation Comedy Family Horror

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Runtime: 0h 25m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: Japanese
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Released: 12 July 1997
Original title: ゲゲゲの鬼太郎妖怪特急！まぼろしの汽車
Country: Japan
Written by: Yukiyoshi Ôhashi

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Gegege no Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train (1997) was directed by Takao Yoshizawa and stars Yoko Matsuoka, Isamu Tanonaka, Keiko Yamamoto.