Emperor：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Peter Webber

Writing Credits

Vera Blasi
(screenplay): David Klass
(screenplay): Shiro Okamoto
(book)

Cast

Matthew Fox
General Bonner Fellers: Tommy Lee Jones
General Douglas MacArthur: Eriko Hatsune
Aya Shimada: Toshiyuki Nishida
General Kajima: Masayoshi Haneda
Takahashi: Kaori Momoi
Mitsuko Kajima: Colin Moy
General Richter: Masatoshi Nakamura
Prince Konoe: Masatô Ibu
Koichi Kido: Isao Natsuyagi
Teizaburo Sekiya: TakatarÃ´ Kataoka
Emperor Hirohito: Aaron Jackson
Lt Col. Rogers: Nic Sampson
Lieutenant Red: Shohei Hino
Hideki Tojo: Will Wallace
CIC Commander: Kelson Henderson
Adjutant to MacArthur: Stephen Papps
Higgins: Shingo Usami
Emperor's Translator: Taka Higuchi
Head Palace Guard: Ingrid Park
Woman Hall Proctor: Yôko Narahashi
Head Teacher: Kazuki Hayakawa
Akio: Kaito Narita
Eiji: Micheala Rooney
Jean MacArthur: Hideko Yanagida
Old Woman in Restaurant: Paul Gittins
Older Officer: Stephen Hall
Gen. Eichelberger: Kengo Hasuo
Imperial Butler: Kuni Hashimoto
Minister Anami: David Aston
U.S. Officer: Jim McLarty
U.S. Aide: Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Imperial Guard 1: Daigoro Yamada
Imperial Guard 2: Nichita Tanabe
Imperial Guard 3: Ryoichiro Yonekura
Imperial Guard 4: Koji Mizuki
Homeless Japanese Vet: Nobuko Nakanishi
Homeless Woman: Kona Kelly
Japanese Toddler: Toru Ishida
Bar Patron #2: Lance Masa
Bar Patron #1: Motoshige Nagai
Bar Patron #3: Erik Brown
American Soldier: Euri Nomura
Child: Matt Kinsman
U.S. Soldier: Masaya Kubota
Japanese Soldier: Wiebe Marinus
IO Coporal: Yuki Nagashima
Imperial Guard: Gareth Ruck
Master Sergeant

Produced by

Yasushi Akutagawa
associate producer: Tim Coddington
co-producer: Gary Foster
producer: Russ Krasnoff
producer: Yôko Narahashi
producer: Eugene Nomura
producer: Satori Suzuki
associate producer

Music by

Alex Heffes

Cinematography by

Stuart Dryburgh
director of photography

Editing by

Chris Plummer

Casting By

Jane Jenkins
: Yôko Narahashi

Production Design by

Grant Major

Art Direction by

Jill Cormack
: George Hamilton
: Miro Harre
(art direction)

Set Decoration by

Daniel Birt

Costume Design by

Ngila Dickson

Makeup Department

Pilar Alegre
additional hair and makeup artist: Vinnie Ashton
crowd hair and makeup artist (as Vinnie Smith): Hayley Atherton
hair stylist / makeup artist: Verity Griffiths
additional hair and makeup: Gabrielle Jones
makeup and hair designer: Natasha Lees
crowd makeup supervisor / hair stylist: Carly Marr
additional makeup artist: Roger Murray
prosthetic manufacture: Hayley Ness
additional makeup: Claire Rutledge
hair stylist / makeup artist: Levonne Scott
additional make up artist

Production Management

Simon Ambridge
production manager: Tim Coddington
unit production manager: Dean Watkins
head of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Hayley Budulis
additional assistant director: Andrew Burfield
additional third assistant director: Donald Duncan
second unit director: Emma Hinton
second assistant director: Lance Masa
additional assistant director: Stuart Morrice
second second assistant director: Sez Niederer
additional assistant director: Toby Pease
first assistant director: Ricky Silvester
third assistant director: Anton Steel
first assistant director: second unit: Jessica Walsh
additional assistant director: Amand Weaver
second assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Glenn Altman
set painter: Zach Becroft
stand-by property: Ed Butler
storyboard artist: Jillian Chitty
set dresser: Phil Chitty
construction supervisor: Temple Clark
storyboard artist: Nick Connor
set designer: Matt Cornelius
property master: Paul Dulieu
picture vehicle supervisor: Alistair Gillies
concept artist: Anna Graves
art department coordinator: Mark Grenfell
off-set art director: George Hamilton
on-set art director: Troy Hannett
scenic artist: Wade Hannett
scenic artist: Miro Harre
off-set art director: Etienne Harris
scenic painter: John Howard
set dresser: Tane Jarrett
set dresser: Gabriel Kearney
props: Second Unit: Angus Kerr
set decorator assistant: Penny Kerr
set dresser: Steven Key
carpenter: Natalija Kucija
Set Dec: Merv Lambarth
foreman: construction (as Merv Lambert): Joseph Leary
set dresser: Kathryn Lees
set decorating intern: Peter Malone
brush hand: Charlie Mckay
graphic designer: Gareth Mills
lead set dresser/buyer: Grace Mok
property master: Roger Murray
prop manufacturer: Justine Muxlow
set dressing coordinator: Paul Ny
scenic painter: George Ritchie
digital backdrop artist: Graham Rowan
carpenter: Rie Shibasaki
japanese calligrapher (as Rik Shibasaki): Todd Smythe
construction coordinator: Olly Southwell
assistant stand-by propsman: Sam Storey
assistant art director: Helen Strevens
set designer: Ryan Sweetman
carpenter: Patrick Walker
property buyer: Simon Wheeler
vehicle wrangler: Kevin Willcocks
construction foreman: Pania Williams
digital backdrop artist: Abi Wollcombe
set dresser: Petelo Yaiku
senior set dresser: Jake Walls
fabricator (uncredited)

Sound Department

Hide Aoki
additional sound recordist: Tim Chaproniere
mix technician: Emile de la Rey
adr editor (as Emile De La Rey): Fred Enholmer
sound mixer: Amanda Heatley
sound producer: Park Road Post Production: Lora Hirschberg
re-recording mixer: Takuma Ito
additional sound recordist: Gilbert Lake
Sound Re-recording Mixer: Matthew Lambourn
sound effects editor: Toby Lloyd
mix technician / sound recordist: Eric Nagy
additional sound recordist: Nature Sounds Society Of Japan: John Neill
Head of Sound: Park Road Post Production: Jim Petrak
additional sound recordist: Tim Prebble
sound designer: Simon Riley
foley editor: Tom Scott-Toft
assistant sound effects editor: John Simpson
foley artist: Pete Smith
foley mixer: Kazutaka Someya
additional sound recordist (as Someya Kazutaka): Chris Todd
supervising dialogue editor: Nicolas Williams
sound recordist: Chris Winter
assistant dialogue editor: Ryan Young
adr recordist (as Ryan D. Young): Jim Carroll
foley assistant (uncredited): Tim Chaproniere
mix assistant (uncredited): Buster Flaws
adr mixer (uncredited): Russ Gorsline
adr (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Ken Durey
special effects coordinator: Dagan Jurd
senior special effects technician: Richard Schuler
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Grant Adam
senior technical director: Iloura: Daniel Ashton
scanning and recording technician (as Dan Ashton): Steve Barnes
digital artist: Iloura: Magdalena Bisogni
visual effects assistant: Iloura: Michael Bongiorno
match move artist: Iloura: Nick Booth
scanning and recording supervisor: Weta Digital: Mark Bortolotto
compositor: Genevieve Camilleri
compositor: Iloura: Eoin Cannon
lead modeler: Iloura: Robin Cave
matte artist: Iloura: Murray Curtis
compositor: Iloura: Julian Dimsey
visual effects supervisor: Iloura: Sam Doolan
lighting technical director: Iloura: Steve Drew
digital artist: Iloura (as Steven Drew): Laura Dubsky
compositor: Iloura: Chris Dwyer
data manager: Iloura: Dean Elliott
animator: Iloura: Matt Faiman
visual effects accountant: Iloura: Alan Fairlie
lead compositor: Iloura: Jonathan Freisler
lead effects artist: Iloura: Jason Gilholme
match move supervisor: Iloura: Paul Glubb
visual effects producer: Shane Hall
animator: Iloura: Dominic Hellier
lead compositor: Iloura: Aeon Henderson
compositor: Iloura: Chris Henryon
digital artist: Iloura: Daniel Hourigan
effects animator: Iloura: Huck Hur
match move artist: Iloura: Fergus Jack-Hinton
visual effects artist: Park Road Post Production: Samuel Jensen
lead modeler: Iloura (as Sam Jensen): Morgan Jones
compositor: Iloura: Peter Jurca
digital artist: Iloura: Jun Eun Kim
modeler: Iloura: Alan S.L. Lam
matte artist: Iloura: Duncan MacDonald
effects animator: Iloura: Ineke Majoor
visual effects producer: Iloura: Glenn Melenhorst
digital matte supervisor: Iloura: Keith Meure
digital artist: Iloura: Jay C. Miller
lighting technical director: Iloura: Adrian Moyes
match move artist: Iloura: Matt Omond
compositing supervisor: Iloura: Matthew Pascuzzi
compositor: Iloura: Noah Pascuzzi
digital artist: Iloura: Jeremy Pronk
lighting technical director: Iloura: Marcus Riquier
match move artist: Iloura: James Robison
senior technical director: Iloura: Simon Rosenthal
visual effects executive producer: Iloura: Pippa Sheen
visual effects production coordinator: Iloura: Karl Sheridan
VFX Onset Data Wrangler: Angela Stanley
compositor: Iloura (as Angela Rose): Jon Stanley
senior systems administrator: Iloura: Marc Stephen
render wrangler: Iloura: Jonathon Sumner
digital artist: Iloura: Kim Tobin
compositor: Iloura: Alexander Whyte
match move artist: Iloura: Tom Wild
visual effects production manager: Iloura: Pete Williams
scanning and recording manager: Weta Digital: Pip Wright
visual effects 2D coordinator: Iloura

Stunts

Toru Ishida
stunt performer: Josef JelÃnek
stunts: Lance Masa
stunt performer: Motoshige Nagai
stunt performer: Allan Poppleton
stunt coordinator: Stuart Thorp
stunt driver: Jacob Tomuri
stunt assistant: Samuel R. Wright
stunt driver (as Sammy Wright): Willie Ying
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Kane Asher
dolly grip: Jonathan Bixley
best boy grip: Fergus Burnett
video assist: Jackson Cullen
lighting technician: John Enright
rigging gaffer: Alex Glucina
assistant camera: "b": Kirsty Griffin
still photographer: Mikey Ray Harkins
lighting technician: Scott Harman
best boy: Oli Harris
key grip: Nick Hutchinson
first assistant camera: "a" camera: Alyssa Kath
additional: Luke Macready
senior lighting technician: Ilja Maran
grip: Tom Markham-Short
assistant camera: "a": Sean O'Neill
gaffer: Evan Pardington
Key Grip 2U: Kerry Peck
lighting technician: Ulric Raymond
b camera operator: Michael Reihana
dolly grip: Simon SchÃ¤tzle
lighting technician: Lee Scott
lighting technician: Jacob Slovak
film loader: Barnaby Sweet
lighting technician: Ashley Thomas
video operator-splinter unit: Marcus Upton
lighting technician: Henry West
assistant camera: Jay Weston
video assist operator: Toby Conway
additional grip (uncredited): Alex Gilbert
camera intern (uncredited)

Casting Department

Yvonne Bennett
extras casting coordinator / extras casting: Tina Cleary
casting: Madeline Cooper
extras casting assistant: Angel de Goede
extras casting intern: Roslyn Lusty
extras casting assistant: Lance Masa
extras casting assistant: Fuhito Michihira
extras casting assistant: Kesha Robertson
extras casting assistant coordinator: Jesse Savage
extras casting assistant: Juliet Williams
extras casting assistant coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Nicky Barron
set costumer: Sam Brown
wardrobe assistant: Naomi Campbell
costume assistant: Hanna Geor
wardrobe assistant: Louise George
extras dresser: Carly Imrie
military costumes: australia: Melanie Imrie
military costumes: australia: Katie Johnston
costume assistant: Phillippa King
set costumer: Simone Knight
costume assistant / costumer: Pip Lingard
costume budget consultant / costume supervisor: Ylona McGinty
key costumer: Liz McGregor
assistant costume designer: Lucy McLay
costumer: Michael McNamara
costume assistant: Ann Mockett
pattern cutter: James Rogers
wardrobe dyer: Jenny Rushton
costume supervisor: Tracey Rose Sparke
military costume specialist (as Ian Sparke) / webbing master (as Ian Sparke): Simon Thorpe
Costume Concept Artist: Andy Mowbray
costume props (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Jason Aldous
on-line assistant: Clare Brody
data wrangler: Park Road Post Production: Clare Burlinson
digital intermediate colourist: Joyce Kamille Cristal
data wrangler: Park Road Post Production: Elizabeth Denekamp
assistant editor: Gareth Evans
colorist: rushes: Michael Harris
digital mastering: David Hollingsworth
head of picture: Park Road Post: Nina Kurzmann
post producer: Tom McHattie
data wrangler: Amber Marie Naveira
data wrangler: Park Road Post (as Amber Marie Smith): Amy Shand
digital lab manager: Peter Skarratt
first assistant editor: Matthew Wear
dailies colourist: Tim Willis
on-line editor: Jeannie Yeung
data wrangler: Park Road Post Production

Location Management

Sarah Allman
additional location assistant: Harry Harrison
location scout: Brett Higginson
location scout: Mike Holloway
location manager: Jacob McIntyre
assistant location manager: Damion Nathan
assistant locations manager: Peta Sinclair
assistant location manager: Angelina Sullivan
additional location assistant

Music Department

Tom Brown
music preparation: Simon Chamberlain
musician: solo piano: Mark Graham
head of music preparation: James T. Hill
score mixed by: Dave Jordan
music supervisor: Graham Kennedy
score recording engineer: Philip Klein
additional orchestration: Etsuko Kobayashi
lyrics translation: Japan: Tommy Laurence
additional orchestrator: Phil McGowan
score mixing recordist: Dave Metzger
orchestrator: Victor Pesavento
music preparation: Peter Rotter
music coordination: Nigel Scott
music editor: Yoshiaki Shioya
lyrics translation: Japan (as Yoshi Shioya): Hilary Skewes
musician contractor: Linnea Snyder
music preparation: Roger Suen
music assistant to composer: John Ashton Thomas
orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

Aria Harrison
script supervisor: second unit: Christian Routh
script consultant: Kristin Witcombe
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Aaron Gibson
transportation captain: Graham Hughes
driver: cast: Matt Johnston
driver: cast: Linda Musson
transportation coordinator: Anna Low
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Dana Archer
public relations: Gunner Ashford
key armorer: David Boden
production secretary: Andrew Cochrane
production coordinator: James D. Dever
adr loop group: Alan Drum-Garcia
producer assistant: Alyx Duncan
choreographer: Sandra Finestone
first assistant accountant: Ben Forrer
Completion Guarantor: ProSight Specialty Insurance: Diana Goulding
unit publicist: Hamish Hill
rushes/dailies: Jonathan Kier
International Sales: Tasha Lang
researcher: Jessica Loddo
italian dubbing director: Pedro Loureiro
historical advisor (as Dr. Pedro Loureiro): Wayne McCormack
animal coordinator: Yuki Nagashima
japanese military advisor: Donna Pearman
assistant production co-ordinator: Scott Perry
dialogue coach: Adam W. Rosen
legal services: David Rowell
financial controller: Ashley Seabright
IT Manager: Yoshiaki Shioya
english dialogue coach (as Yoshi Shioya): Mike Stokey
key military advisor: Erika Takacs
production assistant: Kimberly Tierney
dialogue coach: english: Russell Totten
english dialogue coach: Jodi Tripi
stock footage researcher: Samuel R. Wright
assistant armorer (as Sammy Wright) / military advisor (as Sammy Wright): Nimrod Zalmanowitz
epk creator: Tim Bentinck
adr loop group (uncredited): Anthony S. Pratt
workflow architect (uncredited)