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The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

2023 · 104 min

A slow-burning, eerie mystery that blends folk horror with family drama, unsettling and atmospheric.

Tagline: The first-ever reveal of the story of Kitaro's Fathers..
Overview: 1955. Kitaro's father, Medama Oyaji, comes to Yagura Village in search of his missing wife. The village was ruled by the Ryuga clan, which controls Japan's political and business circles behind the scenes. Mizuki, who works at a blood bank, visits the village with a secret mission to mourn the death of the head of his family, and meets Kitaro's father. While an ugly fight unfolds over the succession of the head of the family, a member of the family is brutally murdered at the village shrine. It was the beginning of a terrifying chain of events.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, death, mystery, power
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
death
mystery
power
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild