The Cat Returns

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Hiroyuki Morita

Writing Credits

Aoi Hiiragi
(comic "Neko no Danshaku, Baron") and
Hayao Miyazaki
(project concept)
Reiko Yoshida
(screenplay)

Cast

Chizuru Ikewaki
Haru
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Baron
Aki Maeda
Yuki
Takayuki Yamada
Lune
Hitomi Satô
Hiromi
Kenta Satoi
Natori
Mari Hamada
Natoru
Tetsu Watanabe
Muta
Yôsuke Saitô
Toto
Kumiko Okae
Haru's Mother
Tetsurô Tanba
Cat King
Yô Ôizumi
Additional Voices
Yoko Honna
Chika
Ken Yasuda
Additional Voices
Anne Hathaway
Haru
Cary Elwes
The Baron
Peter Boyle
Muta
Elliott Gould
Toto
Kristen Bell
Hiromi
Rene Auberjonois
Natori
Andy Richter
Natoru
Judy Greer
Yuki
Andrew Bevis
Prince Lune
Kristine Sutherland
Haru's Mother
Tim Curry
The Cat King
Katia Coe
Little Haru
Greg Berg
Additional Voices
Erin Chambers
Additional Voices
Robert Clotworthy
Additional Voices
Kat Cressida
Additional Voices
Terri Douglas
Additional Voices
Courtnee Draper
High School Student
Jason Harris
Additional Voices
Brian Herskowitz
Additional Voices
Mona Marshall
Additional Voices
Randall Montgomery
Additional Voices
Bradley Pierce
Additional Voices
Diz White
Additional Voices
Jenny Andrews
French girl
Makoto Aoki
Additional Voices
Katsumi Chô
Additional Voices
Daisuke Egawa
Additional Voices
Yayoi Kazuki
Additional Voices
Yûji Kishi
Additional Voices
Tae Komamura
Additional Voices
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Additional Voices
Toshihiro Nakamura
Additional Voices
Toshitaka Shimizu
Additional Voices
Tarusuke Shingaki
Additional Voices
Yuri Shiratori
Additional Voices
Takayuki Suzui
Additional Voices
Bari Suzuki
Additional Voices
Atsuko Tanaka
Additional Voices
Keiko Tsukamoto
Additional Voices
Hikari Yono
Additional Voices

Produced by

Hironori Aihara
executive producer
Rick Dempsey
executive producer
Kôji Hoshino
executive producer
Tomohiko Ishii
assistant producer
Ned Lott
producer
Takeyoshi Matsushita
executive producer
Toshio Miyakawa
executive producer
Hayao Miyazaki
planner
Toshio Suzuki
producer
Nozomu Takahashi
producer
Hideyuki Takai
executive producer
Chiyoshi Tanaka
production producer
Seiichirô Ujiie
executive producer

Music by

Yûji Nomi
(as Yuji Nomi)

Cinematography by

Kentarô Takahashi
director of photography

Editing by

Megumi Uchida

Casting By

Ned Lott

Art Direction by

Naoya Tanaka

Set Decoration by

Daniel Goldfield
(as Danny Goldfield) (live action unit)

Costume Design by

Ellen Lutter
(live action unit)

Makeup Department

Tracy Warbin
make up & hair: live action unit

Production Management

David Candiff
post-production manager: english version
Naoya Fujimaki
chief production manager
Seiji Okuda
chief production manager
Patrick Stapleton
unit production manager (as K. Patrick Stapleton)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Yasushi Imai
assistant unit director
Mary McLaglen
first assistant director
Jun'ya Saitô
assistant unit director
Yôichi Senzui
assistant unit director (as Yoichi Senzui)
Adam Somner
second assistant director
Kôjirô Tsuruoka
assistant director

Art Department

Donald Graham Burt
art director: live action unit
Stuart Craig
supervising art director: live action unit
Dennis Gassner
art director: live action unit
Rumiko Hayashi
color key
Osamu Mikasa
color designer
Kiyomi Yamazaki
color key

Sound Department

Atsushi Aikawa
DTS mastering
Petra Bach
supervising adr editor (english version)
David Candiff
Post Production Manager
Tom E. Dahl
re-recording mixer: english version
Bill Higley
english dialogue recorded by: english version
Hilda Hodges
foley artist (english version)
Yukio Hokari
foley artist
Shuji Inoue
foley mixer
David Jobe
adr recordist (english version)
Doc Kane
adr mixer: english version
Masaya Kitada
foley artist
Tamaki Kojô
post-production sound (as Tamaki Kojo)
William Komar
english dialogue recorded by (as Bill Komar)
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer (english version)
Mark Lewer
dts mastering (english version)
Mark A. Mangini
sound effects editor: weddington productions, inc.
Mel Metcalfe
re-recording mixer (english version)
Kayoko Morozumi
foley recordist
Atsuko Nakayama
DTS mastering
Noboru Nishio
digital optical recordist
Tôru Noguchi
sound effects editor
Akihiko Okase
foley artist
Tom Paul
sound mixer: live action unit
Andy Potvin
dolby sound consultant
John Roesch
foley artist (english version)
Vicki Rondou
post production coordinator
Jackson Schwartz
re-recording mixer (english version)
Makoto Sumiya
sound recording mixer
Yûji Tan
foley artist (as Yuji Tan)
Carolyn Tapp
foley re-recordist (english version)
Noriko Tsushi
post-production sound
Futoshi Ueda
optical sound recordist
Robert Ulrich
adr editor (english version)
Akihiko Ôno
sound recording engineer

Special Effects by

Al Holter
special effects animator (english version)
John Huey
special effects animator (english version)
Keiko Itogawa
digital special effects
Craig Littell-Herrick
special effects animator (english version)
Kathleen Quaife-Hodge
special effects animator (english version)
Toyohiko Sakakibara
special effects

Visual Effects by

Syd Dutton
digital artist: illusion arts
Keiko Itogawa
digital background effects
Ji Won Kong
background scanner/masking
Keisuke Nakamura
cg production
Shinji Nasu
cg production
Takeshi Ogawa
background scanner/masking
Kanako Takahashi
background color adjustment
Kazuhiro Tamura
cg production
Bill Taylor
digital artist: illusion arts
Yuki Yokoyama
background scanner/masking: Telecom Animation FIlm
Yasuhiko Yoshihara
cg production

Camera and Electrical Department

Lenny Bass
electrician: live action unit
Patrick Cady
electrician: live action unit
Chris Caiati
grip: live action unit
Richard Carbone
loader: live action unit
Trevor Coop
camera operator: live action unit
James J. Ferris
grip
John E. Fry
camera operator: live action unit
Tôru Fukushi
digital camera operator (as Toru Fukushi)
Toshiyuki Fukushima
digital camera operator
Takeo Gotô
digital camera operator (as Takeo Gotou)
Hironobu Horikoshi
digital camera operator
Nichols Houghton
electrician: live action unit
William Occhiuzzo
still photographer: live action unit
George Richmond
camera operator: live action unit
Katsufumi Satô
digital camera operator
Eric Schmidt
gaffer: live action unit
Carola Spadoni
second assistant camera: live action unit
Masashi Toriyama
digital camera operator
Susanna Virtanen
first assistant camera: live action unit

Animation Department

Eric J. Abjornson
animator (english version)
Akihiko Adachi
inbetween animator
Shigeo Akahori
key animator
Renee Ilsa Alcazar
cel painter (english version)
Eun Hee An
inbetween animator
Hyun Ji An
digital ink and paint artist
Hiroyuki Aoyama
key animator
Seiko Azuma
inbetween animator
Bronwen Barry
animator (english version)
Carmen Brooks
animator (english version)
Hye Soon Byun
inbetween animator
Hyun Mi Cho
inbetween animator
Hee Eun Choi
inbetween animator
Hyeon Ok Choi
digital ink and paint artist
Soon Yeol Choi
inbetween animator
Maya Fujimori
inbetween animator
Miho Fujimori
digital ink and paint artist
Yoshikazu Fukutome
background artist
David Gardner
layout artist (english version)
Jin Ju Go
inbetween animator
Eric Goldberg
character animator (english version)
Edison Goncalves
animator (english version)
Hiroshi Gôroku
background artist: Ogura Kôbô (as Hiroshi Gouroku)
Jin Young Han
inbetween animator
Kuk Dong Han
digital ink and paint artist
Karen Hansen
background artist (english version)
Kasumi Hara
inbetween animator
Chiharu Haraguchi
inbetween animator
Ayako Hata
key animator
Joe Hawkins
animator
Rumiko Hayashi
cel checker
Lee Yun Hee
digital ink and paint artist (as Youn Hee Lee)
Sayaka Hirahara
background artist
Tadashi Hiramatsu
animator
Shunsuke Hirota
inbetween animator
Nicola Hopley
tracer (english version)
Soon Ha Hwang
inbetween animator
Su Jin Hwang
inbetween animator
Hiroshi Iijima
digital ink and paint artist
Takeshi Inamura
assistant supervising animator (as Takeshi Imamura)
Ei Inoue
supervising animator
Eiko Inoue
digital ink and paint artist
Tomoe Ishihara
background artist
Eriko Ishikawa
digital ink and paint artist
Nozomu Itô
inbetween animator (as Nozomu Ito)
Jeong Ho Jang
inbetween animator
Mi Sun Jang
digital ink and paint artist
Youn Hee Jeong
inbetween animator
Young Hee Joung
inbetween animator
Hyun-Soo Jung
inbetween animator (as Hyeon Soo Joung)
Tsutomu Kaichi
inbetween animator
Yukiko Kakita
digital ink and paint artist
Eun Kyoung Kang
digital ink and paint artist
Oh Soon Kang
digital ink and paint artist
Mioko Katano
inbetween animator
Fumie Kawamata
digital ink and paint artist
Eunsun Kim
inbetween animator (as Eun Sun Kim)
Hee Jung Kim
inbetween animator (as Jung-hee Kim)
Hyun Suk Kim
digital ink and paint artist
Ji Eun Kim
inbetween animator
Kyoung-mee Kim
digital ink and paint artist (as Kyoung Mi Kim)
Seon Ea Kim
inbetween animator
Shigeru Kimijima
key animator
Haruna Kiryû
digital ink and paint artist (as Haruna Kiryu)
Yumiko Kitajima
inbetween animator
Chizuko Koike
inbetween animator
Toshiyuki Komaru
key animator
Masahiro Koyama
key animator
Masahiro Kurio
key animator
Eun Sil Lee
digital ink and paint artist
Hye Sung Lee
inbetween animator
Hyo Sun Lee
inbetween animator
Mi Ok Lee
inbetween animator
So Young Lee
inbetween animator
Young Sim Lee
digital ink and paint artist
Pippa Lowes
painter (english version)
Kiyoko Makita
inbetween animator
Karen Marjoribanks
animator (english version)
Osamu Masuyama
background artist
Noriko Matsumoto
digital ink and paint artist
Yoko Matsumoto
inbetween animator
Mariko Matsuo
key animator
Yoshinobu Michihata
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Michio Mihara
key animator
Naho Mitsuishi
digital ink and paint artist
Shihomi Miyachi
digital ink and paint artist
Sawako Miyamoto
key animator
Nagisa Miyazaki
key animator
Satoko Morikawa
character designer / layout designer
Alan Moss
tracer (english version)
Shinobu Môri
key animator (as Shinobu Mori)
Mi Ae Na
digital ink and paint artist
Sayuri Nagashima
digital ink and paint artist
Masako Nagata
background artist
Keiko Nakaji
key animator
Katsutoshi Nakamura
key animator
Masami Nakanishi
inbetween animator
Mai Nakazato
inbetween animator
Kumi Nanjô
digital ink and paint artist (as Kumi Nanjo)
Hiromitsu Narumi
background artist
Akiko Nasu
digital ink and paint artist
Tetsuya Nishio
key animator
Minori Noguchi
inbetween animator
Gôsei Oda
inbetween animator (as Gosei Oda)
Hiromasa Ogura
background artist: Ogura Kôbô (as Hiromasa Oguro)
Masashi Okumura
key animator
Tadashi Okumura
key animator
Cynthia Overman
animator (english version)
Kazutaka Ozaki
supervising animator
Jin A Park
digital ink and paint artist
Kyong Sook Park
inbetween animator
Suk-Hwa Park
inbetween animator (as Suk Hwa Park)
Yong Kyoung Park
digital ink and paint artist
Yun Hee Park
digital ink and paint artist
Irene Parkins
animator (english version)
Eun Me Pyun
inbetween animator
Youn Suk Ra
digital ink and paint artist
Soon Yang Ryu
inbetween animator
Shinobu Saeki
inbetween animator
Masaya Saitô
inbetween animator
Yutaka Sakamoto
animation checker
Masako Sakano
clean-up and inbetween artist
Remedios Madrid Santos
painter (english version)
Chikako Sasagawa
inbetween animator
Hiromi Sasaki
inbetween animator
Miwa Sasaki
key animator
Akiko Satô
digital ink and paint artist (as Akiko Sato)
Kanako Satô
inbetween animator (as Kanako Sato)
Yoshiharu Satô
key animator (as Yoshiharu Sato)
Kaori Seki
digital ink and paint artist
Atsushi Sekiguchi
key animator
Miyoko Shikibu
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Ikuko Shimada
inbetween animator
Akiko Shimizu
digital ink and paint artist
Keiko Shimizu
key animator
Keisuke Shimohira
inbetween animator
Emiko Shimura
key animator
Og Chul Shin
background artist
Tom Sito
character animator (english version)
Penny Snell
painter (english version)
Jee Young Soung
inbetween animator
Ken Southworth
character animator (english version)
Takahiro Sugawara
inbetween animator
Toshiharu Sugie
key animator
Makiko Suzuki
inbetween animator
Mariko Suzuki
inbetween animator
Michiyo Suzuki
key animator
Shihomi Suzuki
background artist: Ogura Kôbô
Hiromi Takahashi
digital ink and paint artist
Moyo Takahashi
inbetween animator
Naoko Takahashi
inbetween animator
Nobuko Takahashi
digital ink and paint artist
Yukie Takahashi
inbetween animator
Yôhei Takamatsu
background artist (as Yohei Takamatsu)
Nobuyuki Takeuchi
key animator
Teiichi Takiguchi
key animator
Atsushi Tamura
assistant supervising animator
Takanori Tanaka
background artist: Ogura Kôbô
Yûichi Tanaka
key animator (as Yuichi Tanaka)
Kumiko Tanihira
inbetween animator
Hitomi Tateno
inbetween animator
Masako Terada
inbetween animator
Akiko Teshima
inbetween animator
Keiko Tomizawa
inbetween animator
Kazuhide Tomonaga
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Ryûji Uchida
digital ink and paint artist (as Ryuji Uchida)
Mineko Ueda
key animator
Ryûtarô Ueda
background artist: Ogura Kôbô (as Ryotaro Ueta)
Yukari Umebayashi
inbetween animator
Oliver Wade
animator (english version)
Tim Watts
character animator (english version)
Alexandra Weihrauch
inbetween animator
Andreas Wessel-Therhorn
animator
Alexander Williams
animator
Richard Williams
lead animator (english version)
David Womersley
layout artist (english version)
Shin'ichirô Yamada
key animator (as Shinichiro Yamada)
Yûzô Yamada
key animator (as Takeshi Baba)
Ken'ichi Yamaguchi
key animator (as Kenichi Yamaguchi)
Hirômi Yamakawa
key animator
Eiji Yamamori
assistant supervising animator
Tomoko Yamamoto
digital ink and paint artist
Akihiko Yamashita
assistant supervising animator
Yukari Yamaura
inbetween animator
Kiyomi Yamazaki
cel checker
Yun Ju Yang
inbetween animator
Kikuyo Yano
background artist
Morihiko Yano
inbetween animator
Hisao Yokobori
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Masafumi Yokota
key animator
Mi Kyoung Yoon
inbetween animator
Noboru Yoshida
background artist
Mitsuo Yoshino
background artist
Myung Hee Youn
inbetween artist
Minoru Ôhashi
key animator (as Minoru Ohashi)
Fumino Ôkura
digital ink and paint artist (as Fumino Okura)
Takashi Ômori
background artist (as Takashi Omori)
Mayumi Ômura
inbetween animator (as Mayumi Ohmura)
Atsuko Ôtani
key animator
Shinji Ôtsuka
key animator (as Shinji Otsuka)

Casting Department

Terri Douglas
adr voice casting (english version)
Motohiro Hatanaka
casting coordinator: Pug Point Japan
Ayumi Sato
casting coordinator: Pug Point Japan
Naomi Yasu
casting coordinator: Pug Point Japan

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Barbara Presar
wardrobe assistant: live action unit

Editorial Department

Chris DeLaGuardia
color timer: english version
Kôhei Endô
color management system
Cory Hansen
post-production coordinator: english version
Hiroaki Hirabayashi
color timer
Masahiro Honma
film recording
Takehisa Katsumata
lab management
Rich Mackay
negative cutting: english version (as Rick MacKay)
Masao Shibata
film recording
Yûko Shimura
lab front desk
Yûko Suzuki
lab front desk
Mutsumi Takemiya
assistant editor
Shingo Toyotani
film recording
Tetsuya Yamai
color management system

Location Management

Danny McWilliams
location manager

Music Department

Susan Boyd
choir
Debra Byrd
choir
Randy Crenshaw
choir
Kevin Dorsey
choir
Robert Folk
composer: additional music (english version) / music producer (english version) / songs by (english version)
Roger Freeland
choir
Norman Gimbel
songs by (english version)
Yûko Hisamatsu
music production manager (as Yuko Hisamatsu)
Kazumi Inaki
music producer: Studio Ghibli
Kenjirô Kishi
music production manager
Jon Kull
orchestrator (english version)
Hiroshi Kumagai
conductor
Michael Lanning
choir
Steve Lively
choir
Howard McGillin
choir
Randy Miller
orchestrator (english version)
Takamune Negishi
music arranger
Hal Sacks
songs mixer (english version)
Bill Schnee
songs mixer (english version)
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
music performed by
Peter Tomashek
orchestrator (english version)
Takuo Yamamoto
music arranger: strings and horns arrangement
Naoko Ôno
musical director
Vic Fraser
music producer (english version) (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Jamie Babbit
script supervisor: live action unit

Transportation Department

Stephen Chartrand
driver: live action unit
Tom Heilig
transportation coordinator
Brian Lieberz
driver: live action unit

Additional Crew

Stephen Alpert
overseas promotion manager
Nao Amisaki
overseas promotion manager
Hisayuki Annen
production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns"
Kino Arai
production cooperation
Shôkichi Arai
public relations (as Shokichi Arai)
Kôichi Asano
character production development (as Koichi Asano)
Naomi Atsuta
production supervisor
Ayaka Beppu
production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns"
Randy Coppinger
Studio Management
Hideo Deguchi
production desk
Rick Dempsey
dialogue director
Mitsuo Fujimoto
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Eiko Fujitsu
production supervisor
Nozomi Fukuda
advertising producer: Major
Toshio Hagiwara
production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns"
Mieko Hara
advertising producer: Major
Takeshi Hashimoto
production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns"
Mayumi Hirakata
production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns"
Ken'ichi Hirano
production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns"
Misa Hirano
advertising producer: Major
Hiroe Hirata
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Tomoki Horaguchi
production supervisor
Hiroi Hosokawa
advertising producer: Major
Minami Ichikawa
production committee: Tôhô "The Cat Returns"
Akio Ichimura
production supervisor
Tomomi Imai
character production development
Kenji Imura
production desk
Shinpei Ise
advertising producer
Taishi Ishida
production supervisor
Tôru Itabashi
production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns"
Keiichi Itagaki
trailer production: Gal Enterprise
Hisayo Itô
production supervisor
Junko Itô
production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns"
Kazuaki Itô
production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns"
Tôru Iwafuchi
production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns"
Rieko Izutsu
character production development
Daisuke Kadoya
production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns"
Emi Kagawa
advertising producer: Major
Atsushi Kamimura
production assistant
Yasushi Kanno
advertising producer: Major
Satoko Kariya
production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns"
Toshiyuki Kawabata
production administration desk
Yoshihisa Kawazoe
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Ryôsuke Kiyokawa
production assistant (as Ryosuke Kiyokawa)
Subaru Kobayashi
production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns"
Shôgo Komagata
production supervisor
Michiyo Koyanagi
advertising producer: Major
Ned Lott
dialogue director
Kaoru Mano
titles: Malin Post
Mary Meacham
title design
Sanae Mitsugi
production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns"
Hayao Miyazaki
project concept
Yûichirô Mochizuki
production assistant (as Yuichiro Mochizuki)
David Mosby
production assistant (english version)
Minoru Muroi
production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns"
Takashi Nagai
music copyright manager
Ai Nakanishi
advertising producer: Major
Tetsuo Nakazawa
production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns"
Naohiko Nishio
production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns"
Jun'ichi Nishioka
public relations (as Junichi Nishioka)
Shinsuke Nonaka
production affairs manager
Naoto Okamura
advertising producer: Major
Hiroyuki Orihara
advertising producer: Major
Vicki Rondou
production coordinator: english version
Shinsaku Sasaki
production cooperation
Takashi Satou
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Tatsuo Satô
production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns"
Sueko Sawanuma
production supervisor
Kazuhiko Seta
production committee: Tôhô "The Cat Returns" (as Kazuhiko Seda)
Mion Shibuya
publishing
Yoshishige Shimatani
production committee: Tôhô "The Cat Returns"
Nobuko Shiraki
public relations
Yasumasa Sone
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Daizô Suzuki
production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns"
Yukari Tai
publishing
Mikiko Takeda
overseas promotion manager
Takashi Tanatsugu
production committee: Nippon Television Network "The Cat Returns"
Yôsuke Toba
production assistant (as Yosuke Toba)
Masaya Tokuyama
special advisor
Miyuki Torimiya
supervising manager
Tsuneo Toriyama
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Masaru Tsuchiya
advertising producer: Major
Ryôko Tsutsui
publishing
Yumiko Ukai
public relations
Yukiko Wada
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Morikazu Wakizaka
advertising producer: Major
Mika Watanabe
advertising producer: Major
Mitsu Watanabe
production supervisor
Masaru Yabe
special advisor
Tamami Yamamoto
production supervisor
Tetsuya Yamamoto
production committee: Mitsubishi Corporation "The Cat Returns"
Fumio Yamazaki
production cooperation
Keiyô Yasuda
production supervisor
Mika Yasuda
character production development
Yoshirô Yasunaga
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Takahiro Yonezawa
production committee: Tokuma Shoten "The Cat Returns"
Jun'ya Yoshida
production cooperation
Seiichi Yuasa
production committee: Hakuhôdô "The Cat Returns"
Ryôhei Ôkubo
advertising producer: Major
Stephen Alpert
translation: english (uncredited)
Nao Amisaki
translation: english (uncredited)
Jim Hubbert
translation: english version (uncredited)
Rieko Izutsu
translation: english (uncredited)

Thanks

Robert Bagley
special thanks
Sara Bleick
special thanks
Bill Fadness
special thanks
Hermann H. Schmidt
special thanks
Bruce Tauscher
special thanks
All Filters