Go KOGA 古賀豪
The Birth Of Kitaro: The Mystery Of GeGeGe
鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎
Nippon Animation ³
In 1956, blood bank employee Mizuki travels to a remote village caught in a conflict over the succession of a pharmaceutical company. But something is off and Mizuki is confronted with mysterious deaths, dark secrets, and a ghostly stranger. This horror anime tells the origin story of Kitaro, the graveyard boy, a cult manga character by Shigeru MIZUKI.
鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎
Kitaro tanjo: GeGeGe no nazo
Japan 2023
105 minutes
Director
Go KOGA
Script
Hiroyuki YOSHINO based on a manga by Shigeru MIZUKI
Cinematography
Tomoyuki ISHIYAMA
Music
Kenji KAWAI
Distribution
Polyband
Voice acting
Toshihiko SEKI, Hidenobu KIUCHI, Atsumi TANEZAKI, Yumiko KOBAYASHI, Toshio FURUKAWA
About Go KOGA
古賀豪
Go KOGA began working at Toei Animation in 1997 and directed numerous TV animated series. THE BIRTH OF KITARO: THE MYSTERY OF GEGEGE (2023 / NC ‘25) was nominated at the 47th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Animated Film.