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.
Direction
Gou Koga balances grotesque and genuinely moving
Director
Gou Koga
Miyuki Sawashiro
Kitarou (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Medama-Oyaji (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Kitarou's Father (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Mizuki (voice)
Umeka Shouji
Neko-Musume (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
A Mysterious Boy (voice)
Atsumi Tanezaki
Sayo Ryuga (voice)
Yumiko Kobayashi
Tokiya Nagata (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
Tokimaru Ryuga (voice)
Tetsu Shiratori
Tokisada Ryuga (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Katsunori Ryuga (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
Kozo Ryuga (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Yasuko Nagata (voice)
Masaya Matsukaze
Yamada (voice)
Akira Ishida
Kenji Nagata (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Masako Nozawa voices both young Medama Oyaji here AND the classic version in all GeGeGe anime since 1968—she's been this eyeball for 55 years.
The Ryuga clan's hidden control mirrors real post-war Japanese anxiety about unseen power structures—yokai as stand-ins for actual political dynasties.
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just finished watching, it was SO GOODDDDDD!! any new Kitaro content gives my life meaning
@TentacleShark 32
Just watched it on the Frankfurt Germany Nippon Connection festival. Such a good movie, dont miss it!
@Simon-iw5ts 17
水木しげるって自画像だとサラリーマン顔なのに他人が作品に出すとイケメンになる謎設定本当に好き ゲゲゲの女房の時に奥さんが笑ってたで…
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