King of Thorn

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Kazuyoshi Katayama

Writing Credits

Yûji Iwahara
(manga)
Kazuyoshi Katayama
(screenplay) and
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
(screenplay)
Akiko Yajima
(writer)

Cast

Kana Hanazawa
Kasumi Ishiki
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Marco
Eri Sendai
Shizuku Ishiki
Sayaka Ôhara
Katherine Turner
Akiko Yajima
Tim
Kenji Nomura
Ron Portman
Shin'ichirô Miki
Peter
Kôsei Hirota
Alexandro Pecchino
Ayako Kawasumi
Laura Owen
Misaki Kuno
Alice Roznovski
Yoshinori Fujita
Walter
Tsutomu Isobe
Ivan Coral Vega
Patrick Seitz
Marco
Brina Palencia
Kasumi
Stephanie Young
Katherine Turner
John Swasey
Ivan
Alexis Tipton
Shizuki
Bob Carter
Ron Portman
Christopher Bevins
Peter
Luci Christian
Timothy
Anastasia Munoz
Laura
Todd Haberkorn
Walter
Monica Rial
Alice
R. Bruce Elliott
Alessandro Peccino
Melinda Wood Allen
Additional Voices
Tia Lynn Ballard
Additional Voices
Z. Charles Bolton
Additional Voices
Chris Burnett
Additional Voices
Adrian Cook
Additional Voices
Cynthia Cranz
Additional Voices
Scott Freeman
Additional Voices
Cris George
Additional Voices
Jessie James Grelle
Additional Voices
Clarine Harp
Additional Voices
Chuck Huber
Additional Voices
Jeff Johnson
Additional Voices
Kristi Kang
Additional Voices
Jamie Marchi
Additional Voices
Bryan Massey
Additional Voices
Mike McFarland
Additional Voices
Wendy Powell
Additional Voices
Ian Sinclair
Additional Voices
Sonny Strait
Additional Voices
Sean Teague
Additional Voices
Kent Williams
Additional Voices

Produced by

Kazumi Kawashiro
executive producer
Yoshifumi Kezuka
executive producer
Yoshimasa Mori
executive producer
Yasushi Shiina
executive producer
Yoshio Takada
executive producer
Akihiko Tamura
executive producer
Kenji Uchida
executive producer

Music by

Toshihiko Sahashi
(score by)

Cinematography by

Mitsuhiro Satô

Art Direction by

Hideki Nakamura

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Hirotaka Endô
unit director
Shingo Uchida
unit director

Art Department

Yûshi Honjô
concept artist
Kazuyoshi Katayama
storyboard artist
Shinji Kimura
designer: picture book
Ian McDougal
concept artist
Yasuhiro Moriki
concept artist
Terumi Nakauchi
color key
Takumi Sakura
concept artist
Hajime Satô
concept artist
Yoshihiro Sono
concept artist
Tsukasa Sunaga
storyboard artist
Iwao Teraoka
additional storyboard artist
Dan Ge Wang
concept artist

Sound Department

Daisuke Jinbo
sound effects
Tsutomu Kawahigashi
dolby film consultant: Continental Far East
Neal Malley
re-recording mixer (english version)
Mikio Mori
dolby film consultant: Continental Far East
Shizuka Nagano
recording assistant
Noboru Nishio
optical recording
Mai Sanuba
recording assistant
Yoshimi Sugiyama
sound production supervisor
Fumiaki Tanaka
recording assistant
Masaki Tsuchiya
sound recordist
Yôta Tsuruoka
sound supervisor
Futoshi Ueda
optical re-recording
Satoshi Yano
foley recording

Special Effects by

Yukiko Kakita
special effects
Yumi Nomura
special effects

Visual Effects by

Ken'ichi Hosono
digital artist
Akio Kanke
digital artist
Tomomi Masuda
digital artist
Shin'ichirô Nakao
cg producer
Yûsuke Numaguchi
digital artist
Takayuki Okumura
digital artist
Tatsuki Omoto
digital artist
Kentarô Sasaki
digital artist
Kôichirô Satô
monitor graphics
Yûzô Satô
digital artist
Kyôhei Shimura
digital artist
Yasufumi Soejima
monitor graphics
Nobuyuki Suchi
digital artist
Kiyohiko Takayama
cg coordinator
Hiroki Yamada
cg modeler
Hiroo Yamamoto
cg effects animator
Daisuke Ôyabu
digital artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Yasuhiro Akamatsu
photography: Gainax
Baek Ryun Chae
photography: T2 Studio
Hiroyuki Chiba
photography: Anime Film
Tôru Fukushi
photography: T2 Studio
Yukihiko Ichikawa
photography: Telecom Animation Film
Rumi Ishiguro
photography: T2 Studio
Jirô Kageyama
photography: T2 Studio
Yoshihiro Kasahara
photography: Telecom Animation Film
Eri Katô
photography: T2 Studio
Yoshiko Kumagawa
photography
Naho Mitsuishi
photography: Telecom Animation Film
Junko Miyakawa
photography: Telecom Animation Film
Shingo Nagai
photography production
Yukiko Nagase
photography: Gainax
Norikazu Numata
photography: T2 Studio
Akihito Odano
photography: T2 Studio
Daisuke Okumura
photography: Gainax
Keiko Sasaki
photography: T2 Studio
Jirô Tazawa
photography: T2 Studio
Yûji Tone
photography: T2 Studio
Toyonori Yamada
photography: Gainax
Akiyo Yamaura
photography
Tsubasa Yokoyama
photography: T2 Studio
Kanae Yuasa
photography: Gainax
Yôichi Ôgami
photography: Anime Film
Hidekatsu Ôishi
photography: Anime Film
Sôta Ôya
photography: Anime Film

Animation Department

Junko Abe
key animator
Kumiko Abe
key animator
Kunihiro Abe
key animator
Eiji Abiko
key animator
Keiko Abu
inbetween artist
Kôichi Aida
cel checker: Studio Elle
Yukiko Aikei
key animator
Katsumi Akimoto
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Kentarô Akiyama
background artist: Studio Pablo
Kenji Andô
monster designer
Hiroshi Arisawa
key animator
Kentarô Azuma
key animator
Daisuke Chiba
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Takahiro Chiba
animation director / key animator
Yuki Chika
key animator
Yûko Dangi
key animator
Eriko Fujimura
background artist: AIC Background Department
Kazumi Fujita
cel checker: Studio Elle
Makiko Fujiwara
key animator
Noriyuki Fukuda
key animator
Keiji Gotô
key animator (as Keiji Gotoh)
Noriko Hara
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Hiroki Harada
animation director / key animator
Fumika Hasegawa
key animator
Kôji Hashiguchi
background art arrangement (as Kouji Hashiguchi)
Kôichi Hashimoto
key animator
Takashi Hashimoto
effects animation director / key animator
Takayoshi Hashimoto
key animator
Daiki Hayashi
cel checker: Studio Elle
Sayaka Hirahara
background artist: Ghibli Background Department
Yûko Hirasawa
key animator
Kaoruko Hirata
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Yoshinori Hishinuma
background artist: GREEN
Yûshi Honjô
background art arrangement (as Yushi Honjo)
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
animation director / key animator
Yûji Hosogoe
key animator
Keizô Ichikawa
key animator
Eriko Iida
key animator
Yukie Imamura
cel painter: Studio Elle
Tatsumori Imoto
key animator
Ryôko Ina
background artist: Ghibli Background Department
Tomoshige Inayoshi
key animator
Fujio Inose
key animator
Atsushi Irie
key animator
Yoshiharu Ishihara
key animator (as Keiji Ishihara)
Tomoko Isobe
cel painter: Telecom Animation Film
Norihiro Itagaki
key animator
Megumi Itoi
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Kiminori Itô
inbetween artist
Miki Itô
cel painter: Studio Elle / finish animation: Studio Elle
Naruki Iwasaki
key animator
Kôdai Iwata
animation director / key animator
Saori Iwatani
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Satoshi Iyoki
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Michiko Kado
cel painter: Studio Elle
Masatoshi Kai
background artist
Mayo Kajiwara
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Yoshirô Kajiwara
background artist
Mayumi Kakuhari
inbetween artist
Tomohiro Kamitani
key animator
Masahiko Kaneda
key animator
Kôji Kase
key animator
Masahiro Kataoka
key animator
Kenji Katô
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Rihoko Katô
key animator
Yasuhisa Katô
key animator
Kumiko Kawana
animation director
Yuka Kawasumi
background artist: Studio Pablo
Nam Bi Kim
key animator
Satoshi Kimura
key animator
Takahiro Kimura
key animator
Mika Kinoshita
cel checker: Studio Elle
Kôhei Kita
inbetween checker
Tomoyo Kobayashi
cel checker: Telecom Animation Film
Izumi Kodama
inbetween artist
Takashi Kojima
key animator
Naoko Komatsu
cel painter: Studio Elle
Sei Komatsubara
key animator
Yukiyo Komito
key animator
Hiroshi Kosuga
key animator (as Hiroshi Kosuge)
Sayaka Kubo
cel painter: Telecom Animation Film
Masahiro Kubota
background artist
Tadashi Kudô
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Yosuji Kudô
key animator
Taeko Kumagai
cel checker
Takashi Kurahashi
background artist
Mai Kuroki
cel checker: Studio Elle
Fumiaki Kôta
key animator
Wen Xu Liang
background art arrangement
Kiyoaki Maeda
key animator
Takao Maki
animation director / key animator
Megumi Masaoka
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Hiromi Masuko
inbetween artist
Asako Matsubara
inbetween artist
Hidenori Matsubara
character designer
Katsumi Matsuda
animation director / key animator
Sôichirô Matsuda
key animator
Junko Matsui
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Saori Matsumoto
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Risa Mimura
cel painter: Studio Elle
Kazuyasu Mine
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Sakurako Mitsuhashi
key animator
Akihide Miya
key animator
Kaori Miyagawa
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Aiko Miyazaki
cel painter: Telecom Animation Film
Genki Miyoshi
background art arrangement
Hiromitsu Morishita
key animator
Hiroshi Moriwaki
cel checker: Studio Elle
Tomohiko Mukai
inbetween artist
Shûkô Murase
key animator
Mitsunori Murata
key animator
Yûhei Murota
key animator
Toshihiro Nakajima
key animator
Chieko Nakamura
background artist
Masaki Nakaya
key animator
Yumi Nakayama
key animator
Yôji Nakaza
background artist: Kusanagi
Masayuki Niizuma
background artist: AIC Background Department
Toshiki Nishi
background artist: Kusanagi
Chie Nishihara
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Kana Nishijima
inbetween artist
Takafumi Nishima
background artist
Shin'ya Nishizawa
key animator
Hiroaki Noguchi
animation director
Yûsuke Noma
key animator
Asuka Nomura
inbetween artist
Chiaki Numata
cel painter: Studio Elle
Mitsuru Obunai
key animator
Oikawa
inbetween checker
Ikumi Oka
inbetween artist
Naoyuki Onda
chief animation director
Jun Ono
cel painter: Studio Elle
Masaoki Ono
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Takashi Ono
key animator
Manabu Otsuzuki
background artist: Kusanagi
Keiko Oyama
inbetween checker
Hiromi Sahara
key animator
Haruka Saijô
cel checker: Studio Elle
Hisashi Saitô
key animator
Mayu Saitô
cel checker
Mitaka Saitô
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Shizuka Sakai
cel painter: Studio Elle
Atsuko Sakakura
background artist: AIC Background Department
Shûji Sakamoto
key animator
Yukie Sakô
key animator
Maho Satsuki
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Chizuru Satô
inbetween artist
Tomoko Sekiya
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Atsushi Shigeta
key animator
Satoshi Shigeta
key animator
Ryûsuke Shiino
background artist
Yasuyuki Shimizu
key animator
Yoshiharu Shimizu
key animator
Makoto Shiraishi
background artist
Yoshihiro Sono
background art arrangement
Takeshi Sudô
background artist
Kôichi Suenaga
animation director
Yûko Sugiyama
background artist
Mika Suzuki
key animator
Tatsuya Suzuki
animation director
Yukie Suzuki
key animator
Marie Tagashira
key animator
Sachiyo Takada
inbetween artist
Hisayoshi Takahashi
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Mitsugu Takahashi
cel painter: Studio Elle
Yûko Takahashi
inbetween artist
Ayako Takarada
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Ken'ichi Takase
key animator
Naoko Takashita
cel painter: Telecom Animation Film
Satoshi Takatsu
key animator
Noriaki Takei
cel checker: Studio Elle
Teiichi Takiguchi
animation director
Kana Tamiya
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Teruka Tanaka
cel checker: Studio Elle (as Teruyoshi Tanaka)
Mika Tanba
cel painter: Studio Elle
Jun'ichi Taniguchi
background artist
Iwao Teraoka
key animator
Takahiro Terauchi
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Yôko Tomaru
cel painter: Studio Elle
Natsumi Tomobe
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Yumiko Totsu
inbetween artist
Akiko Toyoda
key animator
Haruki Tsuchiya
inbetween artist
Yurika Tôsaka
inbetween artist
Sakiko Uda
key animator
Takeshi Waki
background artist: GREEN
Satomi Watabe
key animator
Keiichi Watanabe
inbetween checker
Keiko Watanabe
inbetween artist
Michie Watanabe
background artist: GREEN
Taeko Watanabe
inbetween artist
Kôichi Yagami
key animator
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma
key animator
Masayuki Yamada
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Hiroshi Yamamoto
key animator
Midori Yamamoto
inbetween artist
Tomoko Yamamoto
cel checker: Telecom Animation Film
Ayako Yamanashi
background artist: AIC Background Department
Kimitoshi Yamane
mechanical designer
Masaaki Yamano
key animator
Takashi Yashirogawa
background art arrangement
Nosuzu Yasumoto
inbetween artist
Hisao Yokobori
key animator
Aki Yoshida
cel checker: Studio Elle
Fumiko Yoshida
key animator
Hayao Yoshida
background artist: Studio Pinewood
Kyôko Yoshida
cel painter: Telecom Animation Film (as Kyoko Yoshida)
Mayu Yoshida
cel painter: Studio Elle
Yumi Yoshida
inbetween artist
Takeshi Yoshioka
animation director
Tomoko Zama
background artist: Studio Pablo
Setsuko Ôhashi
inbetween artist
Anna Ôizumi
background artist: Kusanagi (as Anna Ooizumi)
Yûsuke Ôkubo
cel checker: Studio Elle
Kaoru Ôta
cel checker: Studio Elle
Rie Ôtani
inbetween artist: Telecom Animation Film
Masumi Ôtsuka
cel painter: Telecom Animation Film
Aiko Ôura
key animator

Editorial Department

Dai Kanada
iq pablo
Jin Nogawa
assistant editor
Satoshi Noguchi
hd editor
Hidenori Takemura
hd editor
Yoshiki Ushiroda
assistant editor
Tsukasa Yoshino
iq pablo

Music Department

Kôzô Araki
music production assistance: Face Music
Takayuki Ishida
a&r
Gen'ichi Kitami
engineer: music recording & mixing
Noboru Mano
music producer
Masaru Nezu
coordinator
Tsuyoshi Sugiyama
planning: Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Hiroto Tanigawa
producer: Rhythmedia
Yasunori Yamada
assistant music engineer: Sound Inn Studios

Script and Continuity Department

Patrick Seitz
script adaptation

Additional Crew

Toshiki Amano
advertising manager
Satoshi Arashi
production committee: Kadokawa Pictures
Christopher Bevins
adr director (english version)
Atsushi Chiba
advertising producer
Rosemary Dean
English subtitles (english version)
Naoko Endô
setting production
Daisuke Fukunaga
advertising assistance
Akane Hagino
overseas manager
Shinshô Hori
overseas manager
Haruyuki Iguchi
production committee: TV Tokyo
Chiaki Ikejima
production committee: Sony PCL
Ken'ichirô Ikeuchi
advertising manager
Shunsuke Ikuji
production committee: Sunrise
Tomochika Irio
advertising assistance
Kazunari Ishii
advertising manager
Seira Itô
production work
Tomoko Kamikawa
advertising assistance
Kôichi Kamiyama
production committee: Bandai Visual
Takeharu Katô
advertising assistance
Yoshitaka Kawaguchi
production committee: Sunrise
Yukio Kawasaki
production committee: TV Tokyo
Noriko Kitane
advertising assistance
Yasufumi Kobashi
production desk
Wakako Kodama
production assistant
Yûki Makimoto
production committee: Bandai Visual
Chika Matsui
production committee: Bandai Visual
Hideo Matsushita
production committee: Bandai Visual
Véronique Millet
overseas manager
Kaoru Miyazaki
advertising assistance
Sachiko Ogawa
overseas manager
Kaori Sakano
advertising manager
Yuzuru Satô
advertising assistance
Yoshiko Seki
overseas manager
Shin'ya Shibata
system administrator
Tetsuro Shimauchi
English subtitles (english version)
Kiyoshi Shinohara
advertising assistance
Makoto Shiraishi
production committee: TV Tokyo
Yutaka Sugiyama
production committee: Dentsû
Kenta Suzuki
production committee: Enterbrain
Tomoko Suzuki
production committee: Kadokawa Pictures
Noriaki Tanaka
advertising manager
Kôtarô Ueda
advertising assistance
Naoko Ueki
overseas manager
Toshiaki Uesugi
title designer: Mach 55-Go
Yûki Uryû
production assistant
Daisuke Watanabe
production committee: TV Tokyo
Wataru Ôba
production collaborator
Hiroyuki Ônishi
production assistant
Shinpei Ôsaku
system administrator
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