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Revision as of 08:10, 24 October 2018
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The first GeGeGe no Kitarō anime was aired from January 3, 1968 to March 30, 1969. It ran for 65 episodes and is the only anime to be produced in black & white. Like all of the subsequent Kitarō anime, it was produced by Toei Animation and aired on Fuji Television.
About
Aside from toning down darker elements and some social commentary, every episode is a quite faithful adaptation of the original manga. Most episode focused on stories about Kitarō aiding humans in need of his skills or thwarting the plans of evil Yōkai who threaten to torment humanity. Kitarō's personality was also made more friendly and likable. The anime was so popular that Kitarō became a popular children's hero and it created the Yōkai boom of the 1970s.
The music was written and composed by Taku Izumi, who would go on to major songwriter in the world of Japanese music. He also wrote the music to the opening and ending theme songs, which were often used as background music in the show (as well as the following 1971 anime). Furthermore, voice actors Kazuo Kumakura and Midori Katō were brought in to perform the theme songs thanks to Izumi, Kumakura due to their personal friendship and Katō because she performed many of the commercial jingles he wrote at the time. The theme song record sold over 300,000 copies.[1]。
The role of Kitarō was performed by Masako Nozawa. It was her first starring role, and she would go on to become one of the biggest names in Japanese voice acting. Each episode featured a different preview narrator and displayed the episode titles in a different font style, a trait shared only with the 1971 anime.
This anime also started the idea of Kitarō's allies coming to GeGeGe Forest to meet with him as well as the idea of the Kitarō Family.
Because the series was black and white it has rarely been rebroadcasted despite it's popularity, although it did get a rebroadcast in the 1980s.
Theme Songs
- Opening
- Endings
- Karan Koron no Uta - Midori Katō
- Kitarō Nai Nai Ondo - Kazuo Kumakura (Ep. 27, 28, 31, 32)
- Kitarō Olympic - Kazuo Kumakura (Ep. 41~42)
Episodes
# | Title | Original airdate | Written by | Directed by | Animation director | Yōkai |
01 | Obake Nighter Obake Naitaa (おばけナイター) |
1968-01-03 | Masaki Tsuji | Yasuo Yamaguchi | Hiroshi Azuma | Yōkai Baseball Team |
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02 | Yasha Yasha (夜叉) |
1968-01-10 | Susumu Takaku | Yoshio Kuroda | Teruo Hosoda | Yasha |
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03 | Yōkai Castle Yōkai-jō (妖怪城) |
1968-01-17 | Motonari Wakai | Tokue Shirane | Michimasa Ochiai | Tantanbō Kamaitachi Futakuchi-Onna |
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04 | Vampire La Seine Kyūketsuki Ra・Seenu (吸血鬼ラ・セーヌ) |
1968-01-24 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Yoshio Takami | Shinya Takahashi | La Seine |
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05 | Dai Kaijū (Part 1) Dai-Kaijū (Zenpen) (大海獣(前編)) |
1968-01-31 | Masaki Tsuji | Hiroshi Shidara | Minoru Tajima | Dai-Kaijū |
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06 | Dai-Kaijū (Part 2) Dai-Kaijū (Kōhen) (大海獣(後編)) |
1968-02-07 | Masaki Tsuji | Hiroshi Shidara | Minoru Tajima | Dai-Kaijū |
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07 | Ghost Train Yūrei Densha (ゆうれい電車) |
1968-02-14 | Michio Suzuki | Shizuo Murayama | Yukiyoshi Hane | |
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08 | Kagami-Jijii Kagami-Jijii (鏡爺) |
1968-02-21 | Toyohiro Andō | Masayuki Akehi | Hideo Furusawa | Kagami-Jijii |
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09 | Miage-Nyūdō Miage-Nyūdō (見上げ入道) |
1968-02-28 | Toyohiro Andō | Shizuo Murayama | Michimasa Ochiai | Miage-Nyūdō |
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10 | The Great Yōkai War (Part 1) Yōkai Dai-Sensō (Zenpen) (妖怪大戦争(前編)) |
1968-03-06 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Kazukiyo Shigeno | Akinori Ōrai | Western Yōkai Army |
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11 | The Great Yōkai War (Part 2) Yōkai Dai-Sensō (Kōhen) (妖怪大戦争(後編)) |
1968-03-13 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Kazukiyo Shigeno | Akinori Ōrai | Western Yōkai Army |
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12 | Yōkai Nurarihyon Yōkai Nurarihyon (妖怪ぬらりひょん) |
1968-03-20 | Toyohiro Andō | Nobutaka Nishizawa | Shinya Takahashi | Nurarihyon Jakotsu-Babaa |
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13 | The Cruise to Hell Jigoku Nagashi (地獄流し) |
1968-03-27 | Michio Suzuki | Takashi Hisaoka | Hiroshi Azuma | |
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14 | Suiko Suiko (水虎) |
1968-04-07 | Susumu Takaku | Shizuo Murayama | Hideo Furusawa | Suiko |
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15 | Vampire Elite (Part 1) Kyūketsuki Eriito (Zenpen) (吸血鬼エリート (前編)) |
1968-04-14 | Michio Suzuki | Yoshio Kuroda | Shinya Takahashi | Vampire Elite |
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16 | Vampire Elite (Part 2) Kyūketsuki Eriito (Kōhen) (吸血鬼エリート (後編)) |
1968-04-21 | Michio Suzuki | Yoshio Kuroda | Shinya Takahashi | Vampire Elite |
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17 | Neko-Sennin Neko-Sennin (ネコ仙人) |
1968-04-28 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Yasuo Yamaguchi | Hiroshi Azuma | Neko-Sennin |
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18 | The Witch's Doll Majō Ningyō (魔女人形) |
1968-05-05 | Toyohiro Andō | Shizuo Murayama | Michimasa Ochiai | Witch |
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19 | Vampire Tree Kyūketsu-ki (吸血木) |
1968-05-12 | Masaki Tsuji | Tokue Shirane | Michimasa Ochiai | Nobiagari |
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20 | Nezumi-Otoko and Neko-Musume Neko-Musume to Nezumi-Otoko (猫娘とねずみ男) |
1968-05-19 | Shinichi Yukimuro | Yoshio Takami | Hideo Furusawa | Neko-Musume Amefuri-Kozō Enma-Daiō |
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21 | Yō-Kaijū (Part 1) Yō-Kaijū (Zenhen) (妖怪獣 (前編)) |
1968-05-26 | Susumu Takaku | Masayuki Akehi | Teruo Hosoda | 808 Tanuki Kōryū Ōnamazu |
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22 | Yō-Kaijū (Part 2) Yō-Kaijū (Kōhen) (妖怪獣 (後編)) |
1968-06-02 | Toyohiro Andō | Masayuki Akehi | Teruo Hosoda | 808 Tanuki Kōryū Ōnamazu |
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23 | Yōkai of the Mountain Pass Tōge no Yōkai (峠の妖怪) |
1968-06-09 | Masaki Tsuji | Tokue Shirane | Michimasa Ochiai | Buru-Buru |
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24 | Hakusanbō Hakusanbō (白山坊) |
1968-06-16 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Takashi Hisaoka | Hideo Furusawa | Hakusanbō |
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25 | Electric Yōkai Denki Yōkai (電気妖怪) |
1968-06-23 | Toyohiro Andō | Yoshio Takami | Teruo Hosoda | Kaminari |
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26 | Umizatō Umizatō (海座頭) |
1968-06-30 | Michio Suzuki | Shizuo Murayama | Akinori Ōrai | Umizatō Funa-Yūrei |
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27 | Odoro-Odoro Odoro-Odoro (おどろおどろ) |
1968-07-07 | Michio Suzuki | Tokue Shirane | Michimasa Ochiai | Odoro-Odoro |
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28 | Makura-Gaeshi Makura-Gaeshi (まくら返し) |
1968-07-14 | Masaki Tsuji | Shizuo Murayama | Yoshitsugu Nabeshima | Makura-Gaeshi |
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29 | Mirror Battle Kagami Gassen (鏡合戦) |
1968-07-21 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Nobutaka Nishizawa | Akinori Ōrai | Ungaikyō |
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30 | Akuma Belial Akuma Beriaru (悪魔ベリアル) |
1968-07-28 | Michio Suzuki | Shizuo Murayama | Michimasa Ochiai | Belial Kurama Karasu-Tengu |
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31 | Mōryō Mōryō (もうりょう) |
1968-08-04 | Toyohiro Andō | Fusahiro Nagaki | Hiroshi Azuma | Mōryō |
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32 | Yōka Yōka (妖花) |
1968-08-11 | Masaki Tsuji | Tokue Shirane | Tsuguyuki Kubo | Yōka |
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33 | Sazae-Oni Sazae-Oni (さざえ鬼) |
1968-08-18 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Hideo Furusawa | Jōji Kikuchi | Sazae-Oni Mermaid |
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34 | Sara-Kozō Sara-Kozō (さら小僧) |
1968-08-25 | Masaki Tsuji | Takashi Hisaoka | Teruo Hosoda | Sara-Kozō |
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35 | Top Yōkai Koma Yōkai (こま妖怪) |
1968-09-01 | Michio Suzuki | Tokue Shirane | Michimasa Ochiai | Amamehagi |
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36 | Diamond Yōkai Daiyamondo Yōkai (ダイヤモンド妖怪) |
1968-09-08 | Toyohiro Andō | Masayuki Akehi | Hiroshi Azuma | Wanyūdō |
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37 | Te-no-Me Te-no-Me (手の目) |
1968-09-15 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Tokue Shirane | Michimasa Ochiai | Te-no-Me |
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38 | Oritatami-Nyūdō Oritatami-Nyūdō (おりたたみ入道) |
1968-09-22 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Hideo Furusawa | Fumio Etō | Oritatami-Nyūdō Mujina |
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39 | Yōkai Army Yōkai Gundan (妖怪軍団) |
1968-09-29 | Michio Suzuki | Hiroshi Shidara | Akinori Ōrai | Akamata Yashi-Otoshi |
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40 | Yōkai of Obebe Swamp Obebe-numa no Yokai (おベベ沼の妖怪) |
1968-10-06 | Michio Suzuki | Tokue Shirane | Michimasa Ochiai | Kawauso |
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41 | Bake-Neko Bake-Neko (ばけ猫) |
1968-10-13 | Michio Suzuki | Kazukiyo Shigeno | Fumio Etō | Bake-Neko |
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42 | Man-Eating Island Hitokuijima (人食い島) |
1968-10-20 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Masayuki Akehi | Hiroshi Azuma | Hitokuijima |
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43 | Hiderigami Hiderigami (ひでりがみ) |
1968-10-27 | Toyohiro Andō | Yasuo Yamaguchi | Akinori Ōrai | Hiderigami Nozuchi |
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44 | Geta Battle Geta Gassen (げた合戦) |
1968-11-03 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Tokue Shirane | Michimasa Ochiai | Maruge Sakabashira |
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45 | Nopperabō Nopperabō (のっぺらぼう) |
1968-11-10 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Hideo Furusawa | Fumio Etō | Nopperabō |
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46 | Ubume Ubume (うぶめ) |
1968-11-17 | Toyohiro Andō | Takashi Hisaoka | Teruo Hosoda | Ubume |
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47 | Ama-no-Jaku Ama-no-Jaku (天邪鬼) |
1968-11-24 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Tomoharu Katsumata | Michimasa Ochiai | Ama-no-Jaku |
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48 | Yukinko Yukinko (雪ん子) |
1968-12-01 | Masaki Tsuji | Masayuki Akehi | Hiroshi Azuma | Yukinko Yuki-Onna Yuki-Otoko |
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49 | Tenko Tenko (天狐) |
1968-12-08 | Toyohiro Andō | Kazuya Miyazaki | Jōji Kikuchi | Tenko |
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50 | Yōkai Sekigahara Yōkai Sekigahara (妖怪関ケ原) |
1968-12-15 | Masaki Tsuji | Yoshikata Nitta | Akinori Ōrai | Jami Gama-Sennin |
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51 | Anagura-Nyūdō Anagura-Nyūdō (穴ぐら入道) |
1968-12-22 | Michio Suzuki | Yasuo Yamaguchi | Hiroshi Azuma | Anagura-Nyūdō |
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52 | Vampire Yōkai Gang Kyūketsu Yōkai-dan (吸血妖怪団) |
1968-12-29 | Toyohiro Andō | Yoshio Takami | Masabumi Hayashi | Yōkaiju Dracula Langsuyar Asanbosam Shina-Yasha |
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53 | Yōkai President Yōkai Daitōryō (妖怪大統領) |
1969-01-05 | Hiroshi Ozawa | Yasuo Yamaguchi | Teruo Hosoda | Kōmori-Neko Datsui-Babaa |
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54 | Yōkai Rally Yōkai Rarī (妖怪ラリー) |
1969-01-12 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Tomoharu Katsumata | Michimasa Ochiai | |
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55 | Yōkai Keukegen Yōkai Keukegen (妖怪毛羽毛現) |
1969-01-19 | Masaki Tsuji | Yoshitaka Nishizawa | Minoru Tajima | Keukegen |
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56 | Iso-Onna Iso-Onna (磯女) |
1969-01-26 | Hiroshi Ozawa | Hideo Furusawa | Susumu Kon | Iso-Onna |
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57 | Invisibility Magic Ongyō Mahō (隠形魔法) |
1969-02-02 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Hiroshi Shidara | Akinori Ōrai | Nupperabō |
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58 | Oboro-Guruma Oboro-Guruma (おぼろぐるま) |
1969-02-09 | Masaki Tsuji | Tomoharu Katsumata | Michimasa Ochiai | Guwagoze Oboro-Guruma |
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59 | Daruma Daruma (だるま) |
1969-02-16 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Kazuya Miyazaki | Toshiyasu Okada | Daruma |
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60 | Kasa-Jizō Kasa-Jizō (笠地蔵) |
1969-02-23 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Masayuki Akehi | Masabumi Hayashi | Zashiki-Warashi |
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61 | Ushirogami Ushirogami (後神) |
1969-03-02 | Hiroshi Ozawa | Hideo Furusawa | Yoshitsugu Nabeshima | Ushirogami Yōkai Cactus |
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62 | Umi-Jijii Umi-Jijii (海じじい) |
1969-03-09 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Isao Takahata | Michimasa Ochiai | Umi-Jijii |
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63 | Namahage Namahage (なまはげ) |
1969-03-16 | Masaki Tsuji | Yoshitaka Nishizawa | Toshiyasu Okada | Namahage |
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64 | Inmoraki Inmoraki (陰摩羅鬼) |
1969-03-23 | Shunichi Yukimuro | Kazuya Miyazaki | Fumio Etō | Inmoraki |
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65 | Yōkai Hōkō Yōkai Hōkō (妖怪ほうこう) |
1969-03-30 | Michio Suzuki | Tomoharu Katsumata | Hiroshi Azuma | Hōkō |
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Cast
Main Cast | ||
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Masako Nozawa as Kitarō |
Isamu Tanonaka as Medama-Oyaji |
Chikao Ōtsuka as Nezumi-Otoko |
Recurring Cast | |
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Yōko Ogushi as Sunakake-Babaa |
Ichirō Nagai as Konaki-Jijii |
Guest Cast
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Staff
Movies
- GeGeGe no Kitarō - Released July 12, 1968. A retelling of episodes #5 & 6.
References
- ↑ 長田暁二『昭和の童謡アラカルト―戦後編』ぎょうせい、1985年、187頁。ISBN 4324001243