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Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train

Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train

19977.00h 25m

Overview

Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. In this episode The Western demons hijacked the Phantom Train. Kitaro and his friends must stop this crime.

Directed by Takao Yoshizawa
Written by Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
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Top Cast

Yoko Matsuoka

Yoko Matsuoka

Kitarou (voice)

Isamu Tanonaka

Isamu Tanonaka

Medama Oyaji (voice)

Keiko Yamamoto

Keiko Yamamoto

Sunakake Babaa (voice)

Chinami Nishimura

Chinami Nishimura

Neko Musume (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Nezumi Otoko (voice)

Bin Shimada

Bin Shimada

Werewolf (voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata

Enma Daiou (voice)

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Vampire (voice)

Kozo Shioya

Kozo Shioya

Konaki-Jiji (voice)

Naoki Tatsuta

Naoki Tatsuta

Ittan Momen (voice)

Themes & Keywords

supernaturalyoukaianime

About Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train

Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train is a fantasy, animation, comedy, family, horror film released in 1997 exploring themes of supernatural, youkai, anime. Directed by Takao Yoshizawa, it stars Yoko Matsuoka, Isamu Tanonaka, Keiko Yamamoto. Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. In this episode The Western demons hijacked the Phantom Train. Kitaro and his friends must stop this crime.

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