The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Anime Film has collected 3 Billion Yen. The mystery film is based on the original manga series.
Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe anime film has created a feat in the Box Office. The Japanese animated film was released in 2023 under the PG12 rating. The film’s R15+ version was released in October 2024. The cumulative gross for The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Anime Film has crossed the 3 Billion Yen mark which is 20 Million USD. You can follow Animeking for all the latest anime and movies news.
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Anime Film has also received 1.96 million admissions in cinemas. The R15+ version of the film also collected 156 million yen in 10 days. Both the films are based on the original manga GeGeGe no Kitarō by Shigeru Mizuki. The manga was adapted into TV anime and live-action film as well. There are two live-action films and 7 anime seasons, and all are based on manga series illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki.
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Story
The anime film based on manga series takes place in the 1950s. Mizuki and Kitora play the lead roles. Mizuki is a war veteran who enters the Nagura village where a mysterious medicine named “M” is available . The Nagura village is dominated by the Ryuga family members. He meets Kitaro and his father who are superhumans. As the story moves, Mizuki witnesses supernatural events and he has to investigate them.
Kitaro is a member of the ghost tribe and he has lived since the Japanese mythology period. He gets reincarnated in different worlds, but his goals remain the same. Kitaro and his dad battle against monsters and ghouls from other countries, and they bury them to gain special powers. Mizuki meets new characters and finds the history of the Ryuga family. When a new member of the Ryuga family gets murdered in the village shrine, the new chapter begins. The story follows how Mizuki finds the history of the Nagura village and overcomes the curse.
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Anime Movie – Cast & Crew
The Birth of Kitaro The Mystery of GeGeGe is a supernatural dark fantasy movie. The anime film is directed by Gō Koga who also directed Air Master. Here is the crew of the film,
- Directed by – Gō Koga
- Screenplay – Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Producer – Keisuke Naito
- Cinematography – Tomoyuki Ishiyama
- Music Director – Kenji Kawai
- Production Company – Toei Animation
- Language – Japanese
Cast
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Mizuki
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Kitaro
- Umeka Shōji as Neko Musume
- Toshio Furukawa as Nezumi Otoko
- Masaya Matsukaze as Yamada
- Kazuya Nakai as Kozo
- Akira Ishida as Kenji Nagata
- Yoko Soumi as Otome
FAQ
The original version of the Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe anime movie is 104 minutes, but the uncut version will have more than this.
No, the Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe anime movie is only released in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
