The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

A fog-laced shrine in Yagura Village at dusk, incense curling over a child’s abandoned sandal. A father searches for a missing wife while a blood-bank worker arrives to mourn a dead patriarch. At the shrine, the first corpse appears—then the real hunt begins. A ’70s kaiju-horror caper filtered through Studio Ghibli’s mischievous lens.

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Gou Koga directed The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe in 2023. See Gou Koga's full filmography, where to start with Gou Koga, or where to go after you've seen everything by Gou Koga.

The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe was released in 2023 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 104 minutes.