Kitaro (2007)
"Gegege no Kitarô" (original title)

Director:

Katsuhide Motoki

Writers:

Shigeru Mizuki (comic), Daisuke Habara (screenplay)

Stars:

Eiji Wentz, Mao Inoue, Rena Tanaka

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eiji Wentz	...	Kitaro
Mao Inoue	...	Mika Miura
Rena Tanaka	...	Nekomusume
Yô Oizumi	...	Nezumi Otoko
Kanpei Hazama	...	Konaki Jiji
Gô Rijû	...	Mr. Haruhiko Miura
Ruka Uchida	...	Kenta Miura
Satoshi Hashimoto	...	Kuko (Uncle Goro)
Kazuyuki Matsuzawa	...	Mr. Tanaka
Yuriko Hiro'oka	...	Mrs. Tanaka
Kasumi Suzuki	...	Tanaka Daughter
Naomasa Musaka	...	Pawn Shop Owner
Kogan Ashiya	...	Kanri'nin
Takashi Taniguchi	...	Officer Inoue
Manabu Ino	...	Officer Maeda

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on manga | based on comic

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Genres:

Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

28 April 2007 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kitaro

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gegege no Kitarô Film Partners, Shochiku Eizo Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

After the scene with Nezumi Otoko, the credits resume and it shows still pictures various scenes of the movie but Kitaro's geta sandals and chanchanko vest are seen flying around in the background. Then we see Medama Oyaji, Ittan Momen (cloth Yokai) and Kurikabe (wall yokai) waving at the audience. At the end of the credits shows a image of Kitaro with the Kyuubi gem.

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Connections

Followed by Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)

User Reviews

Not Bad: Mostly For Young Adults

This film is based on a manga I haven't seen, but it is still a pretty good, special effects laden, imaginative film. Ostensibly about finding and returning an evil stone that was taken by a young boy's father, who in turn is chased with his high school age sister by an array of interesting, not of this world characters, this film takes you to a lot of places. The good versus evil theme is, of course, prevalent throughout, and the film is recommended more for children from about 10 to 17. The film has flaws, the film is far from perfect, but I think it will keep children entertained without scaring them out of their wits. In that sense, the film is successful.