
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎
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.
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Horror DNA
Gore 0
Slow Burn 17
Psychological 29
Supernatural 40
Creature 18
Disturbing 17
Fun Factor 50
Cerebral 28
Survival 17
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