The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe is a single-episode anime film based on Shigeru Mizuki's manga. Directed by Gou Koga at Toei Animation, it is a supernatural story centered on yokai, or Japanese folk creatures.

YoukaiTragedyGhostRuralCultGoreIncestMale Protagonist

Source

Manga

Episodes

1 eps

Studio

Toei Animation

Original creator

Shigeru Mizuki

Director

Gou Koga

Script

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Character design

Touko Yatabe

Chief animation director

Touko Yatabe

Animation director

Akihiro Oota, Natsumi Sakai, Takeo Ide, Yoshiyuki Ichikawa, Mikio Fujiwara

Art director

Mai Ichioka

Voice actor

Toshihiko Seki(Kitarō's Father), Hidenobu Kiuchi(Mizuki), Miyuki Sawashiro(Kitarō), Yuuko Minaguchi(Hei Ryūga), Masaya Matsukaze(Yamada), Masako Nozawa(Medama no Oyaji), Kazuhiro Yamaji(Katsunori Ryūga), Miyuki Sawashiro(Kitarō's Mother), Atsumi Tanezaki(Sayo Ryūga), Rie Kugimiya(Kōshi Osada), Umeka Shouji(Neko Musume), Akira Ishida(Genji Osada), Toshio Furukawa(A Mysterious Boy), Kazuya Nakai(Kōzō Ryūga), Yumiko Kobayashi(Tokiya Osada), Nobuo Tobita(Tokimaro Ryūga), Youko Soumi(Otsume Ryūga), Tetsu Shiratori(Tokisada Ryūga)