Cast & Crew

Directed by

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Writing Credits

Lynn Grossman
(writer)
Fran Rubel Kuzui
(writer)

Cast

Carrie Hamilton
Wendy Reed
Diamond Yukai
Hiro Yamaguchi
Taiji Tonoyama
Grandfather
Tetsurô Tanba
Mr. Dota
Masumi Harukawa
Mother
Toki Shiozawa
Mama-san
Hiroshi Mikami
Club Manager
Michael Cerveris
Mike
Gina Belafonte
Holly
Daisuke Ohyama
Yôji (Keyboards)
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Kaz (Drums)
Hiroshi Sugita
Tarô (Bass)
Satoshi Kanai
Shun (Guitar)
Rikiya Yasuoka
Akira (Manager)
Senri Yamazaki
Aya (Dancer)
Hirofumi Hamada
Minoru
Kazuo Ishigaki
Chief Waiter
Makoto Fukuda
Susumu (Father)
Yuko Kimoto
Reiko (Sister)
Shun Shioya
Tak (House Manager)
Constantina Blianas
Alice
Tommy Bell
John
Michael Waters
Yogi
Catherine Bird
Riva
Junko Hori
Hostess
Kaori Yokoe
Hostess
Yasumi Yamazaki
Hostess
Hiroyuki Yamada
Customer
Saburo Yoko
Customer
Ben Ichikawa
Customer
Buntarô Aoyagi
Customer
Hideya Kawakita
Customer
Masayuki Kawakatsu
Customer
Bull Nakano
Mean Jumbo
Yachiyo Hirata
Wrestler
Miori Kamiya
Wrestler
Etsuko Mita
Wrestler
Mima Shimoda
Wrestler
Aja Kong
Wrestler
Kensô Katô
Dota's Assistant
Jambo Sugita
Dota's Assistant
Kaori Kunoki
Dota's Secretary
Danny Jones
Kitty
Hirofumi Kishi
TV Show Host
Takashi Yamazaki
Trainman
Gen Nakajima
Taxi Driver
Yukitomo Tochino
Noodle Shop Man
Toto Kitamura
Love Hotel Maid
Jah K.S.K.
Reggae Club Owner
Gary Allen
Curtis
Gan Murakami
Fisherman
Masahiko Hirota
Fisherman
Shake Kogure
Sleazy Rocker
Kiyoshi Ogawa
Sleazy Rocker
Tatsuya Konuma
Sleazy Rocker
Asako Kobayashi
Crepe Shop
Megumi Sakurai
Crepe Shop
Yasuko Ono
Crepe Shop
Miwa Ohno
Crepe Shop
Yuki Hara
Crepe Shop
Hide Sato
Press
Shigeru Muroi
Japanese Gaijin
Katsunobu Ito
Plastic Shop Assistant
Takashi Inoue
Audition MC
Kaoru Kuroki
(archive footage)
Brucella Newman-Persaud
Model in Club
Toshimitsu Deyama
Self
Tomoaki Ishizuka
Self
Jun Sky Walkers
Themselves
Rome Kanda
Minoru
Hideto Matsumoto
Self
Papaya Paranoia
Themselves
Taiji Sawada
Self
Red Warriors
Themselves
X Japan
Themselves
Yoshiki
Self

Produced by

Kaz Kuzui
producer
Akira Morishige
associate producer
Jonathan Olsberg
executive producer
Nancy Wood-Tuber
associate producer (as Nancy Tuber)

Music by

Alan Brewer

Cinematography by

James Hayman

Editing by

Camilla Toniolo

Production Design by

Terumi Hosoishi

Costume Design by

Asako Kobayashi

Makeup Department

Sumiko Tachikawa
assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Shihoko Tsurii
hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

Hiroshi Mukuju
production manager
Mitch Wood
production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Akira Katô
third assistant director
Yoshikuni Matsunaga
first assistant director
Shinichiro Nakata
second assistant director
Takayuki Sato
fourth assistant director

Art Department

Keith Haring
title artwork
Noboru Ishida
set dresser
Koichi Nonaka
property master
Yuki Otsuka
assistant property master (as Yukichi Otsuka)

Sound Department

Michael Barry
re-recording mixer
Elisha Birnbaum
post-production sound facility
Michelle Cooper
second apprentice sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Michael DiCosimo
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Dan Edelstein
assistant sound editor (as Daniel Edelstein)
Wendy Hedin
sound editor
Raymond Karpicki
sound editor
George A. Lara
foley mixer
Clare Larson
apprentice sound editor
Bill Nisselson
post-production sound facility
William Sarokin
sound mixer: New York / sound mixer: new york unit
Michael Shore
assistant sound editor
Reilly Steele
re-recording mixer
Yutaka Tsurumaki
sound mixer
Steven Visscher
assistant sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department

Hiroyuki Abe
assistant camera: second unit
Hideyoshi Adachi
assistant camera: second unit
Yukio Ebisui
lighting assistant
Bob Gruen
still photographer
Katsuma Hanada
lighting assistant (as Katsumaro Hanada)
Denis Hann
gaffer: new york unit (as Dennis Hahn)
Kenji Hayashi
assistant camera
Shigeaki Hirabayashi
camera operator
John Hunter
assistant camera: new york unit
Hiroshi Ishida
assistant camera
Hirokazu Ishii
assistant camera: second unit (as Kouchi Ishii)
Masaaki Kasae
assistant camera: second unit
Norimichi Kasamatsu
camera operator (as Norimichi Kasamatsu)
Masanobu Kiyoku
assistant camera: second unit
Tsuguyuki Koshiro
assistant camera: second unit
Robert Lee
grip: new york unit
Noriyuki Mizuguchi
assistant camera (as Noriyuki Mizoguchi)
Masayuki Ohno
dolly grip
Hart Perry
camera operator: new york unit
Kouji Sasahara
dolly grip
Seijiro Sato
lighting assistant
Ken'ichi Satô
lighting assistant (as Kenichi Sato)
James Sofrenko
gaffer: new york unit
Hitonori Tabata
assistant camera: second unit (as Hironori Tabata)
Kenji Takama
camera operator
Shigeru Utsumi
lighting assistant
Zoran Veselic
assistant camera: new york unit
Ron Yang
grip: new york unit
Toshiaki Yoneyama
lighting director

Casting Department

Julie Alter
casting
Iwae Arai
casting coordinator
Naomi Kawasaki
casting coordinator
Ellen Lewis
casting
Yoshikuni Matsunaga
casting

Editorial Department

Keiko Deguchi
apprentice editor
Pierre Kahn
second apprentice editor
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
negative cutter: japan (as Junichi Kikuchi)
Lawrence Mischel
negative cutter: n.y. (as Larry Mischel)
Angelo Russo
color timer
Diane Schaub
assistant editor
Kan Suzuki
negative cutter: japan
Satoshi Yoshioka
assistant editor: japan

Music Department

Rob Bengston
recording engineer
Kristina Boden
music editor (as Kris Boden)
Alan Brewer
music producer
Kevin Kelly
recording engineer
Yasuhiko Terajima
music coordinator

Script and Continuity Department

Carolyn Jacobs
script supervisor
Kaz Kuzui
script translator
Tacey Miller
script translator

Transportation Department

Yukinori Kaneko
transportation captain
Shinji Kawaguchi
driver
Noboru Nakamura
transportation captain
Norihiro Shigemitsu
driver
Kiyotaka Urushibata
driver

Additional Crew

Elizabeth Cohen
production assistant: u.s.
Keiko Deguchi
production secretary
Nahoko Furuta
production secretary
Tom Gorai
production assistant: new york unit
Masahiro Hirose
production assistant
Tetsuki Ijichi
production publicist
Yoshihiro Kato
production assistant
Nancy Kriegel
auditor: u.s. (as Nancy Kriegle)
Jun Kubo
production assistant
David G. Lubell
production executive
Tacey Miller
interpreter
Sachiko Osawa
auditor: japan
Robert Pacheco
production assistant: u.s.
Jane Tsighis
auditor: u.s.
George Walden
production insurance (as George R. Walden)
Toyo Yamada
auditor: japan
Hajime Yuki
production executive

Thanks

Charlie Ahearn
thanks
Lucille Carra
thanks
Maxine Cohen
thanks
Jim Doyle
thanks
Sam Irvin
thanks
Tatsu Iwakura
thanks
Karen Jaehne
thanks
Sydney Levine
thanks
Mieko Miyasaki
thanks
Desmond Nakano
thanks (as Desmondo Nakano)
Yutaka Ozaki
thanks
Katsutoshi Sasaki
thanks
Marisa Silver
thanks (as Marissa Silver)
Yûya Uchida
thanks (as Yuya Uchida)
Ken Umebara
thanks
Naoto Yamakawa
thanks
Tadamasa Yokoyama
thanks
Okada Yutaka
the producers wish to thank
John Zorn
thanks
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