Kitaro is a half human, half creature who keeps an eye on the human society to save them from the evil attacks from another world. He finds that a magical ball that controls all powers had been brought into the human world, and stops it from falling into the wrong hands.
Practical Effects
Creature designs that walk the line of charming and deeply cursed.
Costume
Kitaro's iconic chanchanko coat brought to gloriously tactile life.
Acting
Yo Oizumi commits unhinged energy as the rat-man trickster.
Director
Katsuhide Motoki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shigeru Mizuki's original manga began in 1959 and helped popularize yokai nationwide, earning him a museum in his hometown of Sakaiminato.
Eiji Wentz was primarily a pop idol from the duo WaT; this was his first and basically only major acting role. The commitment is... there.
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