Cast & Crew

Directed by

Toyoo Ashida

Writing Credits

Atsuji Yamamoto
(comic)
Toyoo Ashida
(screenplay) (as Monta Ibu)

Cast

Naoto Takenaka
Ganpachi
Marc Smith
Ganbachi (1993)
Scott McNeil
Ganpachi / Umekichi (1996) (voice)
Hiroko Kasahara
Hinako
Annemarie Lawless
Hinako (1993)
Kelly Sheridan
Hinako (1996)
Yûsaku Yara
Karima
John Guerrasio
Karima (1993)
Robert O. Smith
Karima / Clerk (1996) (voice)
Shinya Ôtaki
Watanabe
Stuart Milligan
Watanabe (1993)
Ward Perry
Watanabe (1996)
Keiichi Naniwa
Umekichi
Kerry Shale
Umekichi (1993)
Ichirô Nagai
Suzuki
Harry Ditson
Suzuki (1993)
Michael Dobson
Suzuki / Scientist (1996) (voice)
Shôzô Îzuka
Boss
Adam Henderson
Kansuke (1993)
Shane Thomas Meier
Kansuke (1996)
Miki Itô
Yukari Omori
Naoki Tatsuta
Dwai Kan-chen
Nobuo Tobita
Lab Tech
Norio Wakamoto
Lab Chief
Kôichi Yamadera
Convenience Store Clerk
Blain Fairman
Student (1993)
Michael Morris
Student (1993)
Tony Sibbald
Messenger / Student (1993) (voice) (uncredited)

Produced by

Mitsuhisa Hida
planner
Nagateru Katô
producer (as Nagateru Kato)
Yasuhisa Kazama
producer
Eiji Kishi
executive producer
John O'Donnell
executive producer (english version)
Masaki Sawanobori
producer
Yutaka Takahashi
executive producer

Music by

Kow Otani
(as Kô Ohtani)

Cinematography by

Takashi Azuhata
(as Takeshio Azuhata)

Editing by

Satoru Ishida
Shûichi Kakesu
Eigo Makioka

Casting By

Sarah-Anne Dafoe

Art Direction by

Setsuko Ishizu

Production Management

Eiji Abe
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jun'ya Koshiba
unit director

Art Department

Miyoko Kobayashi
color key

Sound Department

Yasuyuki Konno
sound effects editor
Noriyoshi Matsûra
sound director
Yoshio Obara
sound recordist
Jun Watanabe
assistant sound director
Haruhisa Ôtsuka
sound recordist

Special Effects by

Kaoru Tanifuji
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Kôsuke Endô
camera operator: Studio Cavern
Miki Endô
camera operator: Studio Cavern
Hideaki Kikuchi
camera operator: Studio Cavern
Keiko Kose
camera operator: Studio Cavern
Keiko Shôji
camera operator: Studio Cavern
Akihiko Takahashi
camera operator: Studio Cavern
Masayo Tomoi
camera operator: Studio Cavern
Atsuo Tsukioka
camera operator: Studio Cavern

Animation Department

Toyoo Ashida
animation director / key animator (as Yutaka Egota)
Mieko Chijinami
background artist
Masami Enshi
inbetween artist
Toshiyuki Fujisawa
key animator
Daisuke Higaki
inbetween artist
Hitomi Hoshino
cel painter
Kimiko Hoshino
inbetween artist
Tomoya Iida
inbetween artist
Taiichi Inoue
inbetween artist
Hideaki Ishikawa
cel painter
Setsuko Ishizu
background artist
Tadashi Iwasa
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Kaori Kamata
cel painter
Satonobu Kikuchi
inbetween artist
Shûji Kokubun
inbetween artist
Yosuji Kudô
inbetween artist
Akiko Matsumoto
inbetween checker
Hiromi Matsushita
key animator
Chiyoe Misawa
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Tatsuo Miura
inbetween artist
Yoshifumi Miyaji
inbetween artist
Junko Miyamoto
inbetween artist
Keiko Mizoguchi
inbetween artist
Eiko Nagao
inbetween artist
Shizuko Nakamoto
cel painter
Miwako Narisawa
cel painter
Katsuhiko Nishijima
key animator
Hideaki Nishikawa
inbetween artist
Hiroko Noda
inbetween artist
Nobuko Ogino
inbetween artist
Hiroki Okamoto
inbetween artist
Hitoki Ozawa
inbetween artist
Kazuya Saitô
inbetween artist
Kôji Satô
cel painter
Mitsumasa Satô
cel painter
Katsuhiko Shiroto
cel painter (as Katsuhiko Shirato)
Satoshi Shishido
inbetween artist
Shinji Takai
cel painter
Kazuko Takeuchi
inbetween artist
Keiko Tamura
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Sayuri Tanabe
inbetween artist
Takashi Wada
inbetween artist
Yasumi Wagatsuma
inbetween artist
Yôko Wakabayashi
cel painter
Hiroshi Watanabe
key animator
Atsuji Yamamoto
character designer: Mandrill Club
Fumihiro Yamashita
inbetween artist
Noriyasu Yamauchi
key animator
Takahiro Yoshimatsu
key animator
Toshiyuki Yoshimura
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Yoshihiro Zaitsu
inbetween artist

Music Department

Etsuji Fukada
music producer
Junzo Matsuo
music engineer
Yukio Nagasaki
music producer

Additional Crew

Sarah-Anne Dafoe
adr director (english version)
Kazuhiko Ikeguchi
production assistant
George Roubicek
adr script (english version)
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