Kitaro is half-human and half-yokai (a general term for creatures and supernatural beings), orphaned as a child and dedicated to keeping the peace between the human and yokai worlds. Kitaro...
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Title: Gegege no Kitarô (2007)
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Eiji Wentz | ... | Kitarô |
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Mao Inoue | ... | Mika Miura |
| Rena Tanaka | ... | Nekomusume | |
| Yô Ôizumi | ... | Nezumi Otoko | |
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Kanpei Hazama | ... | Konaki Jiji |
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Gô Rijû | ... | Haruhiko Miura |
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Ruka Uchida | ... | Kenta Miura |
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Satoshi Hashimoto | ... | Kuko (Uncle Goro) |
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Kazuyuki Matsuzawa | ... | Masato Tanaka |
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Yuriko Hirooka | ... | Sachiko Tanaka |
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Kasumi Suzuki | ... | Ai Tanaka |
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Naomasa Musaka | ... | Pawn Shop Owner |
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Kogan Ashiya | ... | Landlord |
| Takashi Taniguchi | ... | Officer Inoue | |
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Manabu Ino | ... | Officer Maeda |
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Kitaro is half-human and half-yokai (a general term for creatures and supernatural beings), orphaned as a child and dedicated to keeping the peace between the human and yokai worlds. Kitaro tries to save a high school girl named Yumeko and stop a stone with the power to control both worlds from falling into the wrong hands. Written by Doodle210
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based on manga | live action remake of anime | mini skirt | japanese schoolgirl | sailor uniform |Genres:
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The green train that the human girl Mika Miura uses near the start is the Enoden train. It is an old fashioned/nostalgic train that runs along the coast near Kamakura's Big Buddha. See more »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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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JapaneseRelease Date:
28 April 2007 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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I saw the "Kitaro Millennium Curse" (2008) before seeing this one, so I have a little different impression of this movie than everyone else.
Gegege no Kitaro is a fun movie that brings Kitaro story to the big screen. The characters are remarkably real, and believable. Usage of CG to show Ittan Momen (Flying cloth) was a nice touch.
The movie was little rough at the edges as it was the first attempt to bring Kitaro into live action movie (This improves a lot on the Millennium Curse). The story tried to tell too much. There's the Yokai kingdom with Oo Tengu as the judge, there's Kitaro's friends Neko Musume, Konaki Jiji, Sunakake Babaa, Nurikabe, and Ittan Momen, and then there's love story between Kitaro and the girl. Things got little bit confusing, and the characters didn't get enough time of the day on each of their parts.
But the movie was fun to watch, and entertaining. I really liked the rendition of Kitaro in this movie. It could have been a real cheese, but it wasn't. The movie is recommended as is its sequel. A nice Yokai movie from Japan.