Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

Original title: Gegege no Kitarô: Sennen noroi uta

2008
1h 59m

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Set in the same world populated by Yokai, demon spirits with supernatural powers - Wentz Eiji of WaT reprises his role as half-human, half-yokai hero Kitaro, who takes it upon himself to res... Read allSet in the same world populated by Yokai, demon spirits with supernatural powers - Wentz Eiji of WaT reprises his role as half-human, half-yokai hero Kitaro, who takes it upon himself to resolve the problems that arise when human and Yokai collide in modern-day Japan. This time K... Read allSet in the same world populated by Yokai, demon spirits with supernatural powers - Wentz Eiji of WaT reprises his role as half-human, half-yokai hero Kitaro, who takes it upon himself to resolve the problems that arise when human and Yokai collide in modern-day Japan. This time Kitaro and his friends are investigating a series of mysterious disappearances. They stumbl... Read all

Director
- Katsuhide Motoki
Writers
- Mitsuhiko Sawamura
- Shigeru Mizuki
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5.1/10

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Director
- Katsuhide Motoki
Writers
- Mitsuhiko Sawamura
- Shigeru Mizuki
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Miura Hanto is the name of the coastal place that old couple (Sunakake woman and Konaki old man) visit for a vacation. Miura is the southern part of Tokyo Bay.

Connections
Follows Gegege no Kitarô (2007)

Soundtracks
Kaze tachinu
Performed by Ataru Nakamura
Courtesy of Avex Trax

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6/10

Superb fantasy from Japan

Although the movie is based on a comic character by Shigeru Mizuki, that first appeared in the '60s, this version of Kitaro has a very modern feel to it.

CG is beautiful, and action sequence is better done than most Japanese movies I've seen. The original Kitaro comic was bit of horror story with comical characters, this movie is more like a fantasy. The movie is not a complete stand alone piece in my opinion, because Kitaro's comic characters appear without any introduction such as his father (who's just an eye ball with little body), Ittan Momen (A piece of long cloth that's alive and flys through air), Nurikabe, Sunakake Babaa, Neko Onna, and Nezumi Otoko. It would help understand the story better if you had prior knowledge of all their abilities, and quirks.

The movie captures the cute and ridiculous elements of Kitaro very well. It also adds the dynamic action sequence that's truly exciting. I could say that Japanese movie of this genre has truly come of age with this one.

Even if you are not familiar with the original comic, you can enjoy the movie like you can enjoy Harry Potter movies without reading Harry Potter books. Delightful comic horror from Japan that's worth watching.