Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Yokai War

1986 0h 40m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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The second movie based on the 1985 TV anime.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isamu Tanonaka
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
Nezumi-Otoko (voice)
Keiko Toda
Kitaro (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata
Bugbear (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
Wolfman (voice)
Ichirô Murakoshi
Dracula (voice)
Katsue Miwa
Witch (voice)
Kyoko Tongu
Akio (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 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takeshi Shirato, shot by Nobuyuki Sugaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Isamu Tanonaka and Kei Tomiyama and Keiko Toda carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Takeshi Shirato directs. Nobuyuki Sugaya behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 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.
4Directed by Takeshi Shirato, shot by Nobuyuki Sugaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Isamu Tanonaka and Kei Tomiyama and Keiko Toda carry the top of the cast.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.