The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
2023, Japanese. Directed by Gou Koga.
The first-ever reveal of the story of Kitaro's Fathers..
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Gou KogaDirector
- Miyuki SawashiroKitarou (voice)
- Masako NozawaMedama-Oyaji (voice)
- Toshihiko SekiKitarou's Father (voice)
- Hidenobu KiuchiMizuki (voice)
- Umeka ShojiNeko-Musume (voice)
- Toshio FurukawaA Mysterious Boy (voice)
- Atsumi TanezakiSayo Ryuga (voice)
- Yumiko KobayashiTokiya Nagata (voice)
- Nobuo TobitaTokimaru Ryuga (voice)
- Tetsu ShiratoriTokisada Ryuga (voice)
- Kazuhiro YamajiKatsunori Ryuga (voice)
- Kazuya NakaiKozo Ryuga (voice)
Details
- Released
- 17 November 2023
- Original title
- 鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hiroyuki Yoshino
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What The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe is based on
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe is based on GeGeGe no Kitarō, an anime television series.
Anime television series
GeGeGe no Kitarō
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The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 2023. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe?
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Who directed The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe?
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023) was directed by Gou Koga and stars Miyuki Sawashiro, Masako Nozawa, Toshihiko Seki.
What is The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe based on?
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe is based on GeGeGe no Kitarō, an anime television series.