Cast & Crew

Directed by

Shirô Moritani
Andrew Mayer
(english version) (uncredited)

Writing Credits

Shinobu Hashimoto
(written by)
Shinobu Hashimoto
Sakyô Komatsu
(novel)
Sakyô Komatsu
(written by) (as Sakyo Komatsu)
Andrew Mayer
(english version)

Cast

Lorne Greene
Ambassador Warren Richards
Keiju Kobayashi
Dr. Tadokoro (D-1 Project Leader)
Rhonda Hopkins
Fran
Hiroshi Fujioka
Toshio Onodera (Submarine Wadatsumi Pilot)
Tetsurô Tanba
Prime Minister Yamamoto
Ayumi Ishida
Reiko Abe
Shôgo Shimada
Watari (Political Fixer)
John Fujioka
Narita
Andrew Hughes
Australian Prime Minister
Nobuo Nakamura
Japanese Ambassador to Australia
Haruo Nakajima
Prime Minister's Chauffeur
Joe Dante
(US version)
Susan Sennett
(US version)
Hideaki Nitani
Dr.Nakata (Cognitive Science D-2 Project Leader)
Isao Natsuyagi
Yuuki
Clifford A. Pellow
(US version)
Yûsuke Takita
Assistant Professor Yukinaga (Geophysics)
Philip Roth
(US version)
Tetsu Nakamura
Philippines Ambassador to United Nations
Eisaburo Komatsu
D-1 Headquarters Staff
Marvin Miller
(US version)
Kunio Murai
Kataoka (sdf technical research labo)
Tadao Nakamaru
Kuni-eda (Intelligence Bureau)
Ralph James
(US version)
Jacques Enghien
UN Commissioner
Franz Gruber
United Nations Committee member
Yûzô Hayakawa
SDF General
Toshio Hosokawa
Chief Secretary
Tetsuya Kaji
Oceanographer
Kazuo Katô
Mimura
Shigeo Katô
Resident fleeing in the fire
Sakyô Komatsu
Man in first meeting with Onodera and Yoshimura
Akio Kusama
Government Official
Shigeru Kôyama
Yoshimura
Kanta Mori
Defence Minister
Akira Nagoya
D-2 Security
Katsurô Onoue
(as Katsuro Onoue)
Henry Pan
Dr. Eugene Cox
Charles Seams
Eugene Cox
Mizuho Suzuki
Science Minister
Masaya Takahashi
Professor Yamashiro
Roger Wood
Australian Official
Osman Yusuf
Reporter

Produced by

Roger Corman
producer (english version) (uncredited)
Osamu Tanaka
associate producer / producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
executive producer / producer
Max E. Youngstein
producer (US English release version)

Music by

Masaru Satô

Cinematography by

Daisaku Kimura
Hiroshi Murai
Eric Saarinen
(US version)

Editing by

Michiko Ikeda

Production Design by

Akihiko Iguchi
Yoshirô Muraki

Production Management

Takahide Morichi
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Eiichi Asada
assistant director
Kôji Hashimoto
chief assistant director (as Koji Hashimoto)
Hideyuki Inoue
second assistant director
Kôichi Kawakita
assistant director
Fumisuke Okada
first assistant director
Takao Okawara
fifth assistant director
Shindo Yasuda
fourth assistant director
Kazuo Yoshida
third assistant director

Special Effects by

Eiichi Asada
assistant camera
Yasuyuki Inoue
special effects art director
Mitsuji Matsumoto
special effects technician
Masakuni Morimoto
special effects: gaffer
Teruyoshi Nakano
director of special effects
Issei Tanaka
special effects still photographer
Sokei Tomioka
special effects photographer
Tadaaki Watanabe
special effects

Visual Effects by

Takeshi Miyanishi
optical photography
Kazunobu Sanpei
matte photography

Camera and Electrical Department

Yoshinori Ishizuki
still photographer
Kenji Takama
assistant camera

Additional Crew

Andrew Meyer
writer/director: additional scenes, US version
John Solie
cover illustrator
Shizuo Nakajima
production assistant (uncredited)
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