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Kitarō, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. A retelling of episodes 5-6 from the 1968 TV anime.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 62GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.2
Running time
47 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 animated movies, −42 min on the typical 89
typical 8947Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Released
1968
July 21, 1968
58 years ago
Genres
AnimationHorrorFantasyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Directing · 2
- Hiroshi Shidara Director
- Isao Takahata Co-Director
Writing · 2
- Masaki Tsuji Writer, Screenplay
- Shigeru Mizuki Original Story
Camera · 1
- Masao Shimizu Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Masaaki Hanai Editor
Sound · 1
- Taku Izumi Original Music Composer
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GoodWatch score 65