Cast & Crew

Directed by

Keiichi Hara
Stephanie Sheh
(english version)
Michael Sinterniklaas
(english version)

Writing Credits

Hinako Sugiura
(comic "Sarusuberi")
Miho Maruo
(screenplay)
Stephanie Sheh
(english adaptation)

Cast

Erica Lindbeck
O-Ei
Anne Watanabe
O-Ei
Richard Epcar
Katsushika Hokusai / Additional Voices (voice)
Yutaka Matsushige
Katsushika Hokusai
Gaku Hamada
Ikeda Zenjirô
Ezra Weisz
Zenjiro Ikeda
Robbie Daymond
Kuninao Utagawa
Kengo Kôra
Utagawa Kuninao
Barbara Goodson
Koto / Additional Voices (voice)
Jun Miho
Koto
Courtney Chu
O-Nao
Shion Shimizu
O-Nao
Marc Diraison
Hatsugoro / Additional Voices (voice)
Michitaka Tsutsui
Iwakubo Hatsugorô
Kumiko Asô
Sayogoromo
Cindy Robinson
Sayogoromo / Additional Voices (voice)
Mike Pollock
Manjido / Additional Voices (voice)
Danshun Tatekawa
Manjidô
Kevin T. Collins
Kichiya / Additional Voices (voice)
Miyu Irino
Kiichiya
Spencer Rosen
Additional Voices
Lipica Shah
Additional Voices
Wayne Grayson
Additional Voices
Michael Sinterniklaas
Additional Voices
Jenna Iacono
Additional Voices
David Howard Thornton
Additional Voices
Wendee Lee
Additional Voices
Keiji Fujiwara
Samurai
Sanae Fuku
House maid
Tomotaka Hachisuka
Master
Hiroki Matsukawa
Hot pepper peddler
Kayô Nakajima
Master's wife
Rikako Ota
Child
Fûka Sudô
Child
Yuji Suzuki
Dumpling peddler
Ayako Takeuchi
Geisha
Ikuko Tani
Male brothel mama
Gen Ueda
Child
Akiko Yajima
Teahouse Kid
Satoshi Yamazaki
Child
Genki Yoshimoto
Soap bubble peddler
Yumeka Yoshimoto
Waitress

Produced by

Eric Beckman
producer: english version
Sophia Harvey
producer: english version
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
chief executive producer
David Jesteadt
producer: english version
Kazumi Kawashiro
chief executive producer
Akio Maeda
co-executive producer
Keiko Matsushita
producer
Ken'ichi Miyata
executive producer (as Kenichi Miyata)
Katsuji Morishita
co-executive producer
Masakatsu Moriyama
executive producer
Asako Nishikawa
producer
Masataka Okuda
executive producer
Toshiaki Okuno
executive producer
Tsuyoshi Shiraishi
executive producer
Michael Sinterniklaas
producer: english version
Kenji Uchida
executive producer
Akihiro Yoshimoto
executive producer
Kazuhiro Ôta
executive producer
Tetsuo Ôta
executive producer

Music by

Harumi Fuuki
(as Harumi Fuki)

Cinematography by

Kôji Tanaka

Editing by

Shigeru Nishiyama

Art Direction by

Hiroshi Ôno
(as Hiroshi Ohno)

Production Management

Takanori Kobori
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Masako Satô
assistant director (as Masako Sato)

Art Department

Satoshi Hashimoto
color designer / color key
Hiroshi Ôno
artboards

Sound Department

Naoki Imazawa
recording staff / sound recordist: staff
Mitsuru Kageyama
sound effects editor
Saho Kawamura
recording staff / sound recordist: staff
Yuri Obata
recording staff
Tetsuya Satake
recording mixer
Stephanie Sheh
adr director (english version)
Yôichi Shiratori
recording staff (as Yoichi Shiratori) / sound recordist: staff (as Yoichi Shiratori)
Masahiro Shôji
sound effects editor
Michael Sinterniklaas
adr director (english version) / re-recording mixer (english version)
Rie Takamiyagi
sound production supervisor
Fumiaki Tanaka
recording staff / sound recordist: staff
Anthony Tortorici
dialogue editor (english version)

Special Effects by

Masahiro Murakami
special effects
Sumie Murakami
special effects

Visual Effects by

Tomoe Aoyagi
cg animator: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Li Dan Cui
cg producer: Dalian Sairong Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Takumi Endô
cg director: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Sayoko Haba
cg animator: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Takeshi Horiwaki
cg animator: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
De Jiang Mou
modeler: Dalian Sairong Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Kazuhiro Nishikawa
cg producer: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Kumiko Oguri
cg line producer: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Shunji Sakai
cg line producer: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Mami Sasaki
cg designer: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Yûki Satô
cg designer: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Manabu Takayama
cg production manager: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Kôsuke Tomioka
cg technical director: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Konomi Watanabe
cg lead animator: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Hiroaki Yanagisawa
cg compositor: DandeLion Animation Studio LLC
Yun Zhong
cg production manager: Dalian Sairong Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

Camera and Electrical Department

Kazuya Arahata
photography: Madbox
Wataru Dejima
additional photography: Asura Film
Seiya Fuchigami
additional photography: Asura Film
Yûsuke Hara
assistant camera: Asura Film (as Yusuke Hara)
Tomoya Higa
additional photography: Asura Film
Haruna Higuchi
additional photography: Asura Film
Yûki Ikeda
additional photography: Asura Film
Maiko Imazeki
photography: Production I.G.
Yûya Iwamura
additional photography: Asura Film
Itaru Kajita
additional photography: Asura Film
Yasuto Kanazawa
additional photography: Asura Film
Ikue Kuda
additional photography: Asura Filmadditional photography: Asura Film
Yukiko Matsumoto
photography: Production I.G.
Hiroyuki Matsuzaki
additional photography: Asura Film
Shôgo Miyagi
additional photography: Asura Film
Tomomi Nagasawa
additional photography: Asura Film
Miki Sakuma
photography: Production I.G.
Yûji Satô
photography: Hornets
Tetsuya Takahashi
photography: Production I.G.
Minami Uchida
additional photography: Asura Film
Hidetoshi Watanabe
additional photography: Asura Film
Ken'ichi Ôtaki
additional photography: Asura Film

Animation Department

Fûko Abe
inbetween artist (as Fuko Abe)
Yoshihiro Abe
inbetween manager
Yuho Akagami
background artist: Studio Fûga
Masako Akita
inbetween artist
Masashi Andô
key animator (as Masashi Ando)
Aika Aoki
inbetween artist
Katsushi Aoki
background artist
Kazuto Arai
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Noriko Arisawa
assistant color designer/cel checker / cel painter: Production I.G
Gen Asano
inbetween artist
Isami Daba
inbetween artist
Kazu Doi
assistant color designer/cel checker / cel painter: Production I.G
Akane Eguchi
inbetween artist
Miwa Enji
cel painter: D-Colors
Yuna Fueki
inbetween artist
Ren Fujimaki
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Ai Fujimoto
inbetween artist
Erika Fujita
cel painter: Production I.G
Yûko Fujita
cel painter: Production I.G
Daigo Furufuku
inbetween artist: Satelight
Yuki Fuse
inbetween artist
Yûya Geshi
key animator (as Yuya Shimoji)
Manami Gotô
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Yûka Hachimori
inbetween artist (as Yuka Yamori)
Yoshio Harisaki
background artist: Studio Fûga
Katsufumi Hariu
background artist: Studio Fûga (as Katsufumi Haryu)
Ikuko Haruyama
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Natsumi Hasebe
inbetween artist
Kôki Hasegawa
background artist: Studio Fûga (as Kouki Hasegawa)
Chiharu Hashimoto
cel painter: D-Colors
Yuri Hashimoto
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Tsubasa Hatashima
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Nanami Hayakawa
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Asuka Hino
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Izumi Hirose
cel manager
Yasuaki Honda
inbetween animator: OH Production
Akira Honma
key animator
Yoshinori Horikawa
cel painter: Mad Box
Kenshi Horiwaki
animator
Kazuki Hoshino
key animator (as Madoya Hoshino)
Naru Hosoma
inbetween artist
Nanako Hyûga
inbetween animator: Production I.G (as Nanako Hyuga)
Ayaka Ichihara
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Yûki Igarashi
brush animator (as Yuki Igarashi)
Osamu Ii
background artist (as Kura Ii)
Kai Ikarashi
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Norie Ikawa
inbetween artist
Ayumu Ikeda
inbetween artist: Satelight
Yumi Ikeda
inbetween artist
Eriko Ikekami
cel painter: D-Colors
Takeshi Ikezawa
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Ei Inoue
key animator
Toshiyuki Inoue
key animator
Rie Ishige
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Kyôsuke Ishikawa
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Yoshimi Itazu
character designer / chief animation director / key animator
Arisa Itô
inbetween animator: Production I.G (as Arisa Ito)
Kaori Itô
inbetween artist
Masato Itô
cel painter: Mad Box
Rina Itô
cel painter: Production I.G (as Rina Ito)
Kimie Iwakiri
inbetween animator: OH Production
Tomomi Kadotani
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Megumi Kagawa
key animator
Yukina Kai
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Mariko Kaji
inbetween artist
Satsuki Kamoi
cel painter: D-Colors
Ryôsuke Kanai
inbetween animator: Production I.G (as Ryosuke Kanai)
Haruya Kaneshi
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Takehiro Katô
inbetween artist
Yûko Katô
inbetween animator: Production I.G (as Yuko Kato)
Kumiko Kawana
key animator
Misaki Kikuta
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Miho Kimura
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Mika Kinoshita
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Emi Kitahara
background artist: Studio Fûga
Tomomi Kitani
cel painter: Production I.G
Shûichi Kitayama
key animator
Hiroyuki Kobashi
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Misaki Kobayashi
inbetween animator: A.P.P.P.
Naoki Kobayashi
secondary key animator
Yui Kobayashi
inbetween artist
Yuko Kobayashi
inbetween animator: A.P.P.P.
Fumie Kobori
inbetween artist
Yûto Komuro
inbetween artist
Narumi Konno
cel painter: Mad Box
Masakiyo Koyama
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Yukiko Koyama
inbetween artist
Yû Kubota
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Hikari Kukimoto
inbetween artist
Arisa Kuroda
inbetween artist
Norika Maeda
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Kiyoka Makino
inbetween artist
Kiyoko Makita
inbetween artist
Suzuko Mano
inbetween artist: CoMix Wave Film
Saki Masuda
background artist: Studio Fûga
Hiromi Masuko
inbetween artist
Yuka Masuoka
inbetween artist: Satelight
Yôko Matoba
inbetween artist (as Yoko Matoba)
Shinji Matsubara
cel manager / cel painter: Production I.G
Hiromi Matsuda
inbetween artist: CoMix Wave Film
Akari Matsumoto
inbetween artist
Mikiko Matsumoto
background artist: Studio Fûga
Norio Matsumoto
key animator
Shogô Matsumoto
inbetween artist
Yui Matsuura
inbetween artist
Akari Minagawa
inbetween artist
Hiroko Minowa
key animator
Asami Mitsui
inbetween artist
Yuka Miyoshi
inbetween artist
Shiho Mizoe
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Hazuki Mizuno
inbetween animator: A.P.P.P.
Ryôsuke Mizuno
inbetween artist
Yukiko Mizuno
inbetween artist
Nayuta Mori
inbetween artist
Chiyo Morita
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Kan Murakami
inbetween artist
Tomohiko Muraki
inbetween artist
Yôsuke Murata
inbetween artist (as Yosuke Murata)
Yukiko Muroga
inbetween artist
Rina Nagai
inbetween artist
Yûki Nagata
inbetween artist
Risa Naka
inbetween artist
Hajime Nakagawa
inbetween animator: A.P.P.P.
Kimiko Nakagawa
inbetween artist
Rie Nakagome
inbetween animator
Jun Nakajima
inbetween artist: Satelight
Nemu Nakajima
cel painter: Mad Box
Mai Nakamura
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Mayumi Nakamura
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Emi Nakano
inbetween artist
Meiko Nakano
inbetween artist
Mina Nakayama
background artist: Studio Fûga
Mitomi Nakayama
inbetween artist
Misaki Nasu
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Minori Nishida
cel painter: D-Colors
Tomoyo Nishida
inbetween artist
Ayaka Nishide
inbetween animator: A.P.P.P.
Sumie Nishido
inbetween artist
Erika Nishihara
inbetween artist
Kayoko Nishimori
inbetween artist
Tetsuya Nishio
key animator
Sayoko Noda
cel painter: Production I.G
Maiko Nogami
inbetween animator: Production I.G / inbetween checker
Saki Noguchi
inbetween artist
Yumi Nomaguchi
inbetween artist
Mai Ogawa
inbetween animator: OH Production
Yuki Ohara
inbetween artist
Mayumi Oikawa
cel painter: D-Colors
Keishi Okada
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Yuri Okata
cel painter: Production I.G
Mai Oku
inbetween artist
Fumiko Okuda
inbetween artist
Masaru Okuma
inbetween animator: A.P.P.P.
Haruo Okuno
key animator
Masaru Okuwaki
inbetween artist
Hideyuki Onoue
inbetween artist: Satelight
Keiko Oyama
inbetween artist
Yukinobu Saeki
inbetween animator: OH Production
Ayaka Saitô
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Kotoe Saitô
inbetween animator: Production I.G (as Kotoe Saitou)
Yuka Saitô
inbetween artist / inbetween checker
Narumi Sakai
cel painter: Production I.G
Reiko Sakai
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Taiga Sakakibara
inbetween artist: Satelight
Kasumi Sasaki
inbetween artist
Misa Sassa
inbetween artist
Mayumi Sato
cel painter: Production I.G
Kumiko Satô
cel painter: Production I.G
Masahiro Satô
key animator (as Masahiro Sato)
Shizuka Satô
inbetween artist
Fumika Senuma
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Junko Shimada
background artist: Studio Fûga
Hironori Shimoji
inbetween artist
Mariko Shimokawa
assistant cel checker / cel painter: Production I.G
Tomohisa Shimoyama
key animator
Hozumi Shirahama
inbetween animator: A.P.P.P.
Tomomi Shishido
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Shi Yi Su
inbetween artist
Kei Suezawa
key animator
Akiko Sugata
inbetween animator: Production I.G / inbetween checker
Sachiko Sugino
key animator
Pierre Eric Takeshi Sugita
inbetween artist: Satelight
Reiko Sunaga
inbetween artist
Takumi Sunakohara
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Ema Suzuki
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Kaori Suzuki
inbetween artist
Makiko Suzuki
cel painter: Production I.G
Michiyo Suzuki
key animator
Shunsuke Suzuki
background artist: Studio Fûga (as Syunsuke Suzuki)
Asami Tachikawa
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Yumiko Taguchi
inbetween artist
Aya Takada
inbetween artist
Sachiyo Takada
inbetween artist
Maho Takaki
inbetween artist
Shingo Takenaka
key animator
Yuka Taketa
cel painter: Production I.G
Tomomi Takeuchi
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Kana Tanabe
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Mayumi Tanahashi
cel painter: J.C. Staff
Atsushi Tanaka
inbetween artist
Hiroaki Tanaka
inbetween artist: Satelight
Yôko Tanaka
inbetween animator: OH Production (as Yoko Tanaka)
Hiroshi Tanihata
cel painter: Assez Finaud Fabric.
Kumiko Tanihira
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Ichirô Tatsuta
background artist: Studio Fûga
Kumiko Terada
inbetween artist
Eimi Terashima
inbetween artist
Akiko Teshima
inbetween artist: CoMix Wave Film
Daichi Teshima
inbetween artist
Mai Teshima
inbetween artist
Maho Tomisaka
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Jinko Tsuji
inbetween animator: OH Production
Shigeto Tsuji
key animator
Yurika Tsushima
inbetween artist
Mai Ueda
cel painter: Assez Finaud Fabric.
Jun Uemura
key animator
Emiko Ueno
cel painter: Production I.G
Haruna Ukimura
inbetween artist: Satelight
Nahoko Uno
inbetween artist
Takayuki Uragami
key animator
Moe Usami
secondary key animator
Keika Ushimaru
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Aya Watanabe
cel painter: Assez Finaud Fabric.
Kensuke Watanabe
inbetween artist
Natsumi Watanabe
cel painter: Production I.G
Sharlene Wong Jazzy
inbetween artist
Katsuya Yamada
key animator
Masako Yamada
inbetween artist
Kana Yamaguchi
inbetween artist: Studio Trigger
Sayaka Yamai
inbetween artist
Mio Yamakawa
inbetween artist
Yuka Yamamitsu
cel painter: D-Colors
Mei Yamamoto
inbetween animator: OH Production
Momo Yamamoto
inbetween artist
Yûsuke Yamamoto
inbetween artist
Yukari Yamaura
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Akane Yamazaki
cel painter: D-Colors
Yuriko Yamazaki
cel painter: Mad Box
Yoshimi Yonetani
cel painter: Mad Box
Ayumi Yoshida
cel painter: D-Colors
Mariko Yoshida
inbetween artist
Yawara Yoshimoto
inbetween animator: Production I.G
Kazuto Yoshioka
cel painter: acca effe
Yasuyuki Yuzawa
background artist: Studio Fûga
Shao Wei Zhang
inbetween artist
Minoru Ôhashi
inbetween artist: CoMix Wave Film (as Minoru Ohashi)
Mai Ôkubo
inbetween artist
Fujiko Ômori
cel painter: Production I.G (as Nichiko Ômori)
Wataru Ômori
inbetween animator: A.P.P.P.
Mayumi Ômura
inbetween artist: CoMix Wave Film (as Mayumi Ohmura)
Hiroshi Ôno
background artist: Studio Fûga (as Hiroshi Ohno)
Kumiko Ôno
background artist: Studio Fûga
Tôya Ôshima
inbetween artist (as Toya Oshima)
Akane Ôtani
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Tsuyoshi Ôtsu
inbetween artist
Aya Ôuchi
cel painter: acca effe

Editorial Department

Yûji Kondô
assistant editor (as Yuji Kondo)

Music Department

Masaaki Fujita
music producer
Kimiko Nakagawa Strings Group
strings
Takeshi Hayama
guitar
Makoto Hirahara
saxophone
Shunji Inoue
bassoon
Naoko Jinbo
acoustic piano
Seiya Kawagoe
assistant music engineer
Ryôichi Kayatani
percussion
Emari Mamiya
musician coordinator: Tableau
Tomoka Mori
oboe & english horn
Tomoka Nagasu
shakuhachi
Eijirô Nakagawa
trombone (as Eiichirô Nakagawa)
Hideyo Takakuwa
flute & piccolo
Minoru Tanaka
music engineer
Yûta Tateishi
assistant music engineer (as Yuta Tateishi)
Yô Tsuji
music programming
Kimio Yamane
clarinet

Additional Crew

Keisuke Akasu
production committee: Tokyo Theatres
Yôko Akuta
ad designer
Don Brown
english subtitle translation (english version)
Álvar Carretero de la Fuente
awards publicist (english version)
Maizumi Date
publicity
Tomonori Fujimoto
production committee: Production I.G
Mikio Gunji
production committee: Production I.G
Masato Hagino
production committee: transcosmos, inc.
Kenji Hamada
production committee: Bandai Visual
Atsushi Harada
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Yoshito Hayano
production committee: Sunrise
Toshisuke Hiraoka
production committee: TV Tokyo
Masahiro Iida
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Shunsuke Ikuji
production committee: Sunrise
Michiru Ishikawa
production committee: Production I.G
Atsuko Itô
publicity
Naoko Itô
production committee: Asatsu-DK
Joshua Jason
publicist (english version)
Yoshitaka Kawaguchi
production committee: Sunrise
Yukio Kawasaki
production committee: TV Tokyo
Jun'ichi Kimura
production committee: Bandai Visual
Masaomi Kimura
theater sales
Andrew P. Kirkham
dvd & bluray extras subtitles: english (english version)
Kazumi Kirkham
dvd & bluray extras subtitles: english (english version)
Tomoko Kitani
publicity
Mayuko Koyama
official writer
Satoshi Kôno
production committee: Bandai Visual
Mamoru Maeda
production committee: Asatsu-DK
Miho Matori
production committee: OLM
Satoshi Matsuura
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Toshitaka Mizobe
production committee: Production GoodBook
Rie Morioka
production assistant / setting production
Motoki Mukaichi
production committee: Bandai Visual
Hiroyuki Nakano
production committee: Production I.G
Haruka Noguchi
trailer production
Chika Nozaki
theater sales
Ryôta Ozaki
production committee: Bandai Visual
Francesco Prandoni
overseas manager
Ryûta Shimizu
coverage assistance
Tomoyuki Sugimoto
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Shigeyasu Suzuki
production committee: OLM
Tetsufumi Suzuki
production committee: Production I.G
Kayoko Suzushô
production committee: TV Tokyo
Satoru Tabei
production committee: Tokyo Theatres
Satomi Tanaka
publicity
Wataru Togashi
making of work
Sara Tokuno
production committee: Production I.G
Yû Tsuchisaka
publicity
Noriko Tsuruhashi
production committee: Bandai Visual
Yûji Watanabe
production committee: Tokyo Theatres
Hideko Yamada
production committee: OLM
Ami Yamaguchi
advertising producer
Shiori Yamazaki
publicity
Shin'ya Yonekubo
theater sales
Akane Yukiwaki
assistant production assistant
Shôta Ôba
advertising supervision
Katsushika Ôi
artwork: "Nightscene in the Yoshiwara"
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