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GeGeGe no Kitaro Yokai Kiden: Mateki Elohim Essaim

  • 1987
  • 55m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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Shun Ueda, Isamu Tanonaka, and Motoyoshi Wada in GeGeGe no Kitaro Yokai Kiden: Mateki Elohim Essaim (1987)
ComedyFantasyHorror

One day, Kitaro receives a letter from a postman in the spirit world. The sender is Kitaro's best friend, Akuma-kun. In the letter, Kitaro asks for help in rescuing his beloved homeroom teac... Read allOne day, Kitaro receives a letter from a postman in the spirit world. The sender is Kitaro's best friend, Akuma-kun. In the letter, Kitaro asks for help in rescuing his beloved homeroom teacher, Hoshi-sensei, who has gone missing. One night two months ago, Hoshi-sensei fell in lo... Read allOne day, Kitaro receives a letter from a postman in the spirit world. The sender is Kitaro's best friend, Akuma-kun. In the letter, Kitaro asks for help in rescuing his beloved homeroom teacher, Hoshi-sensei, who has gone missing. One night two months ago, Hoshi-sensei fell in love with Sakurako, the spirit of cherry blossoms, and Sakurako sucked his life force out of... Read all

  • Director
    • Yoshiaki Kobayashi
  • Writers
    • Shigeru Mizuki
    • Kiyohide Ôhara
  • Stars
    • Motoyoshi Wada
    • Isamu Tanonaka
    • Etsutaka Yose
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
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    • Director
      • Yoshiaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Shigeru Mizuki
      • Kiyohide Ôhara
    • Stars
      • Motoyoshi Wada
      • Isamu Tanonaka
      • Etsutaka Yose
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    Motoyoshi Wada
    • Kitarô
    Isamu Tanonaka
    • Medama-Oyaji
    • (voice)
    Etsutaka Yose
    • Akuma-kun
    Shun Ueda
    • Nezumi-Otoko
    Kôen Okumura
    • Sunakake-Baba
    Mansaku Fuwa
    • Konaki-Jijii
    Toku Nishio
    • Ittan-Momen
    • (voice)
    Isamu Ichikawa
    • Mephisto
    Mayumi Wakamura
    • Sakurako
    Kimiko Yo
    Kimiko Yo
    • Nure-Onna
    Jun Yoshida
    • Hoshi
    Akira Shioji
    • Nurarihyon
    Seizô Katô
    • Yadôkai
    • (voice)
    • …
    Takeshi Kuwabara
    • Tesso
    • (voice)
    Takeshi Yamazaki
    • Karasu-Tengu
    • (voice)
    Toshiya Ueda
    • Shunobon
    • (voice)
    Takuzô Kamiyama
    • Nuppeppô
    • (voice)
    Atsuo Mori
    • Kawazaru
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Yoshiaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Shigeru Mizuki
      • Kiyohide Ôhara
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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1987 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 妖怪奇伝・魔笛 エロイムエッサイム
    • Production company
      • Toei TV Production
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      55 minutes
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