The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe is an anime film that premiered in fall 2023, produced by Toei Animation.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, the film runs about 105 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are horror and supernatural, with themes such as Youkai, Tragedy, Ghost and Rural.

On AniList, The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe has an average score of 75%, a very good score, and appears on 5,813 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Gegege no Kitarou (2018).

In Showa 31 (1956), Nagura Village was secretly controlled by the Ryuga family, who dominated Japan's political and financial circles. Mizuki, who worked at the Imperial Blood Bank, entered the village under the pretense of mourning the death of the head of the family, carrying ambitions and a secret mission. At the same time, Kitaro's father entered the village searching for his wife. Within the Ryuga family, a vicious struggle over succession had begun. (Source: Toei Animation)

Official synopsis from AniList.