Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter(1997)
A film adaptation of the 'Spooky Kitaro' story of the same name: a baseball-themed story where Kitaro and his yokai friends play against a human baseball team. The plot revolves around the human team cheating their way to victory by using cursed bats to win games, and Kitaro steps in to restore fairness.
Movie: Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter
Top 6 Billed Cast
Kitaro (voice)
Neko Musume (voice)
Ittan Momen (voice)
Medama-oyaji (voice)
Sunakake Babaa (voice)
Nezumi Otoko (voice)
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A film adaptation of the 'Spooky Kitaro' story of the same name: a baseball-themed story where Kitaro and his yokai friends play against a human baseball team. The plot revolves around the human team cheating their way to victory by using cursed bats to win games, and Kitaro steps in to restore fairness.
Release Date
1997-03-08
Average
6.5
Rating:
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