Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
"Gegege no Kitarô: Sennen noroi uta" (original title)

Director:

Katsuhide Motoki

Writers:

Mitsuhiko Sawamura, Shigeru Mizuki (characters)

Stars:

Eiji Wentz, Kii Kitano, Rena Tanaka

Cast

Credited cast:
Eiji Wentz	...	Gegege no Kitarô (as Eiji Uentsu)
Kii Kitano	...	Kaede Hiramoto
Rena Tanaka	...	Neko Musume
Yô Oizumi	...	Nezumi Otoko
Isamu Tanonaka	...	Medama Oyaji (voice)
Kanpei Hazama	...	Konaki Jijii
Shinobu Terajima	...	Nure Onna - Nami
Ji-seob So	...	Yasha (as Jisobu So)
Shirô Sano	...	Jakotsu Babaa
Takashi Sasano	...	Ido Sennin
Masato Hagiwara	...	Umihito
Shigeru Muroi	...	Sunakake Babaa
Ken Ogata	...	Nurarihyon
Yûho Yamashita	...	Buchou
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroto Araki

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

curse | eyeball | based on comic | monster | sequel | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

12 July 2008 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai, Burning Productions, Dentsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Kitaro (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Kaze tachinu"
Performed by Ataru Nakamura
Courtesy of Avex Trax

User Reviews

Superb fantasy from Japan

Although the movie is based on a comic character by Shigeru Mizuki, that first appeared in the '60s, this version of Kitaro has a very modern feel to it.

CG is beautiful, and action sequence is better done than most Japanese movies I've seen. The original Kitaro comic was bit of horror story with comical characters, this movie is more like a fantasy. The movie is not a complete stand alone piece in my opinion, because Kitaro's comic characters appear without any introduction such as his father (who's just an eye ball with little body), Ittan Momen (A piece of long cloth that's alive and flys through air), Nurikabe, Sunakake Babaa, Neko Onna, and Nezumi Otoko. It would help understand the story better if you had prior knowledge of all their abilities, and quirks.

The movie captures the cute and ridiculous elements of Kitaro very well. It also adds the dynamic action sequence that's truly exciting. I could say that Japanese movie of this genre has truly come of age with this one.

Even if you are not familiar with the original comic, you can enjoy the movie like you can enjoy Harry Potter movies without reading Harry Potter books. Delightful comic horror from Japan that's worth watching.