Gegege no Kitaro

1985 0h 24m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3

AnimationComedyFantasyHorrorAdventure

Synopsis

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Kitarō, the last surviving member of the Ghost Tribe, stands up to a group of mischievous demons who want to turn humanity into their own personal goblin army.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Toda
Kitaro (voice)
Isamu Tanonaka
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Hiroko Emori
Sunakake Baba (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Konakijiji (voice)
Joji Yanami
Ittan Momen (voice)
Junpei Takiguchi
Chinpo (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
Nezumi Otoko (voice)
Keisuke Yamashita
Yashiotoshi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takeshi Shirato
Writers: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Gegege no Kitaro (3rd Series) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Keiko Toda and Isamu Tanonaka and Hiroko Emori carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9233842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takeshi Shirato directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Gegege no Kitaro (3rd Series) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Keiko Toda and Isamu Tanonaka and Hiroko Emori carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt9233842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.