Gegege no Kitarō (TV 1/1968)
Related anime:
Gegege no Kitarō (TV 2/1971) (sequel)
Gegege no Kitarō (TV 3/1985) (remake)
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Hakaba Kitarō (TV)
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Alternative title:
Cackling Kitarou
Spooky Kitaro
ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 (Japanese)
Genres:
action,
comedy,
supernatural
Age rating:
All Ages (Nothing objectionable)
Plot Summary:
Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity.
Running time:
half hour
Number of episodes:
65
Episode titles: We have 14
Vintage:
1968-01-03 to 1969-03-30
Opening Theme:
"Hakaba no Kitarō (墓場の鬼太郎)" by Kazuo Kumakura
Ending Theme:
#1: "Gegege no Kitaro" by Midori Kato
#2: "Kitaro Nai Nai Ontou" by Kazuo Kumakura
Official website:
ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 (Japanese)
ゲゲゲの鬼太郎DVD-BOX ゲゲゲBOX60's ＆ 70's (Japanese)
In the news 3 times:
2006-10-13 - Japan's Favorite TV Anime
2005-09-23 - TV Asahi Top 100 Anime Part 2
2005-01-28 - Live Action Gegege no Kitaro
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Director: Isao Takahata (ep 62) Script: Music: Taku Izumi Original creator: Shigeru Mizuki Art: Planning: Iwao Sasaya Production Supervision: Sadamitsu Matsumoto Theme Song Lyrics: Shigeru Mizuki (OP, ED) Theme Song Music: Taku Izumi (OP, ED) Theme Song Performance: Kazuo Kumakura | Masako Nozawa as Kitarou Chikao Ohtsuka as Nezumi Otoko ('68) Ichirô Nagai as Konaki Jijii Isamu Tanonaka as Kitarou's father Kousei Tomita as Nana Yamaguchi as Neko Musume (ep 20) Yonehiko Kitagawa as Konaki Jijii (ep 7) Youko Ohkushi as Sunakake babaa | |||||||
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