The original video is regarded as the starting point among live-action films. Gegege no Kitaro Yōkai Kinden Mahoe Eroim Essaim" will be screened as a one-day special event on November 4 (national holiday). Screening on November 4 (Monday, national holiday) as a one-day special event.

Cinema Novecento, Japan's smallest film cinema operated by Cinema Novecento Corporation (located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture), will screen the original video "Gegege no Kitaro Yona Kinden Mahoe Eroim Essaimu" produced in response to the popularity of "Gegege no Kitaro" aired on "Monday Dramaland" as a one-day special event. This film is regarded as the origin among live-action films and will be screened on November 4, 2024 (Monday, national holiday) as a one-day special event.

More than 20 years before the movie "Gegege no Kitaro," this live-action film was adapted using the latest technology of the time, and although it is an OV film, the elite Japanese special effects staff gathered together.

Although it is an OV film, the film is made by Japan's elite special effects staff. You can fully enjoy the flavor of the good old analog special effects.

Another highlight of the film is the dreamy collaboration of Akuma-kun and Mephistopheles, two of Mizuki's most famous characters, along with Kitaro!

Familiar yokai will appear in full force, and you will never be able to stop looking forward to seeing what kind of special makeup has been applied to them.

At this special event, Shuichi Kuniume, in charge of special effects, and Toshio Miike, in charge of special effects, will be invited as guests for a talk show, autograph session, photo session, and reception (additional fee required) after the screening of the film.

Please look forward to this one-day dream event for Kitaro and Demon-kun fans!

Gegege no Kitaro Yokaikiden Mahoei Eroim Essaim (c) Mizuki Productions, Toei, Toei Video

■Date

November 4 (Monday, holiday)

■Screening film

Gegege no Kitaro Yōkai Kiden Mahoe Eroim Essaim" (1987 / DVD / Color / 56 min)

Director : Yoshiaki Kobayashi

Planning : Susumu Yoshikawa, Tatsu Yoshida

Original Story : Shigeru Mizuki

Screenplay : Kiyohide Ohara

Music : Makaino Koji

Photography : Osamu Seo

Art ：Akira Takahashi

Editing : Junkichi Kanno

Special Effects Director : Nobuo Yajima

Special Effects : Toshio Miike

Special Effects : Shuichi Kuniyone

Action Director : Osamu Kaneda

Cast : Motoyoshi Wada, Etsutaka Kase, Shun Ueda, Isamu Ichikawa, Mansaku Fuwa, Kiminobu Okumura

　　　　　　　　Akira Shioji, Kimiko Yo, Mayumi Wakamura, Jun Yoshida

Synopsis

One day, Kitaro receives a letter from a postman in the spirit world. The sender was Kitaro's best friend, Demon-kun. According to the letter, Kitaro wants to help his favorite homeroom teacher, Hoshi-sensei, who has gone missing. The story goes that late one night during a two-month period, Hoshi-sensei fell in love with Sakurako, a cherry blossom spirit, and was drained of her energy, turning her into a mummified human, after which she went missing. Kitaro and his friends go to help him when they find out that he is in the ruins...

Guest Profiles

Shuichi Kokumai was born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1959. He has been making special effects films in 8mm since he was a student. Since entering the industry, he has been in charge of acting and special effects mainly for movies and TV. His representative works include the "Godzilla" series, "Masked Rider" series, and many others. He has also ventured into directing, and his latest work is "If My Girlfriend Were a Monster Hunter..." (tentative). (2022).

Toshio Miike was born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1961, and moved to Tokyo in 1984 after graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at Kyushu University, where he studied under director Nobuo Yajima. After working on the Toei Hero series, he went freelance in 1989 and worked as special effects art for Toho's Godzilla series, Daiei's Gamera series, and Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman series, among others. His representative works include "Gamera: The Great Monsters Battle in the Air" (1995), "Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS" (2003), "Yamato for Men" (2005), "The Sinking of Japan" (2006), "Ultraman Saga" (2012), "Shin Godzilla" (2016), "Fukushima 50" (2020), "Shin Evangelion" (2011), "Shin Evangelion" (2011), "Shin Godzilla" (2012), "Shin Godzilla" (2012), "Shin Evangelion" (2012), "Shin Evangelion" (2012), "Shin Evangelion" (2020), "Shin Evangelion" (2020), and "Shin Godzilla" (2020). ), "Shin Evangelion" (2021), etc.

■Timetable

2:30 p.m. - "Gegege no Kitaro: Yokai Kinden Mahoe Eroim Essaim" screening

15:30 - Intermission

15:45 - Talk show Guest: Shuichi Kunimai, Toshio Miike

5:15 p.m. - Signing and photo session

The show will end around 6:00 p.m.

After the show, there will be a reception with the guests at the bar space (additional fee required)

Price

5,000 yen in advance, 5,500 yen at the door, 4,000 yen for the reception (with food and 3 designated drinks)

Venue

Cinema Novecento

2F S-Plus Building, 2-1-8 Chuo, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0051, Japan

Phone : 045-548-8712

URL : http://cinema1900.wixsite.com/home

E-mail ： info@cinema1900.yokohama

Access: 10 minutes on foot from Tobe Station on the Keihin Kyuko Main Line

　　　　　 About 10 minutes on foot from Nishi-Yokohama Station on the Sagami Railway Line

Company Profile

Company name: Cinema Novecento Co.

Representative: Katsuhiko Minowa, President

Location: 2F S-Plus Building, 2-1-8 Chuo, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0051, Japan

Establishment : October, 2014

Business : Film exhibition and distribution, etc.

Capital ： 4 million yen

URL : https://cinema1900.wixsite.com/home