Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mamoru Oshii

Writing Credits

Shirow Masamune
(based on the manga by) (as Masamune Shirow)
Kazunori Itô
(screenplay)

Cast

Atsuko Tanaka
Kusanagi Motoko
Akio Ôtsuka
Batô
Kôichi Yamadera
Togusa
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa
Tamio Ôki
Aramaki
Tesshô Genda
Nakamura buchô
Namaki Masakazu
Urisu hakase
Masato Yamanouchi
Gaimu daijin
Shinji Ogawa
Gaikôkan
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Daida Mizuho
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Seisô kyokuin
Shigeru Chiba
Seisô kyokuin
Hiroshi Yanaka
Kenshi-kan
Ginzô Matsuo
Ossan
Takashi Matsuyama
Jikkô-han
Sanryô Odaka
Gishi
Masamichi Satô
Untenshu
Atsuko Hayashida
Operêtâ
Yûji Ueda
Tsûshin no koe
Toshiki Kameyama
Sogekishu
Atsushi Goto
Shiki-kan
Maaya Sakamoto
Shôjo (Kusanagi)
Iemasa Kayumi
Ningyô tsukai
Steve Apostolina
Technician
Steve Blum
Additional Voices
Steve Bulen
Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist / Coroner (voice)
Richard Cansino
Mizuho Daita / Sniper Team (voice) (as Steve Davis)
Gina Connell
Additional Voices
Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Operator
Richard Epcar
Batou
Michael Forest
Old Man
Leo Gray
Additional Voices
Meg Hamilton
Additional Voices
Milton James
Additional Voices
Christopher Joyce
Togusa
William Frederick Knight
Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki
Joan Mason
Additional Voices
Gilbert Navarro
Additional Voices
Wanda Nowicki
Additional Voices
Gloria Oldman
Additional Voices
Ben Parks
Additional Voices
Scott Prensor
Additional Voices
Simon Prescott
Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura
Debra Rogers
Additional Voices
Joe Romersa
Crass Truck Driver
Donald Salin
Additional Voices
Lia Sargent
Security Voice
Kevin Seymour
Garbage Collector A
Sam Sheffer
Additional Voices
Michael Sorich
Ishikawa
Peter Spellos
Bad Guy in Getaway Car
Doug Stone
Garbage Collector B
Phil Williams
Dr. Willis
Amy Wong
Additional Voices
Mimi Woods
Major Motoko Kusanagi
Tom Wyner
Puppet Master
Jonathan Fahn
Garbage Collector B

Produced by

Andy Frain
executive producer
Makoto Ibuki
associate producer
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
producer
Ken Iyadomi
producer
Ken Matsumoto
producer
Teruo Miyahara
executive producer
Yoshimasa Mizuo
producer
Takashi Mogi
executive producer
Yasushi Sukeof
associate producer
Shigeru Watanabe
executive producer
Hiroshi Yamazaki
associate producer

Music by

Kenji Kawai

Cinematography by

Hisao Shirai
director of photography

Editing by

Shûichi Kakesu

Production Design by

Takashi Watabe

Art Direction by

Hiromasa Ogura

Production Management

Ryûji Mitsumoto
production manager (as Ryuji Mitsumoto)

Art Department

Tomomi Andô
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Yumi Andô
ink and paint: M.I.
Harumi Aoki
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Yûko Hara
ink and paint: M.I.
Katsue Inoue
ink and paint: Production I.G.
Yayoi Ishikawa
ink and paint: Production I.G.
Reiko Katô
ink and paint: Production I.G. (as Reiko Kato)
Makiko Kojima
ink and paint: Production I.G.
Kikumi Mitsuyama
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Akane Nakano
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Yoshiko Oshino
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Chizue Saitô
ink and paint: M.I.
Kozue Sato
ink and paint: Production I.G.
Satomi Sawai
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Mizuho Senda
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Tomohiro Shida
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Yasuko Suenaga
ink and paint: M.I.
Rie Suganuma
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Eri Suzuki
ink and paint: AIC
Haruko Tadenuma
ink and paint: AIC
Kinuko Tawara
ink and paint: AIC
Hiromi Uchibayashi
ink and paint: Production I.G.
Norio Wada
ink and paint: Production I.G.
Yôko Watanabe
ink and paint: Production I.G.
Michiko Yamada
ink and paint: Studio Moy
Maiko Yamazaki
ink and paint: Production I.G.
Akiko Ôba
ink and paint: Production I.G. (as Akiko Ohba)
Yukie Ôkubo
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Terumi Ôsaki
ink and paint: Studio Targe
Mamoru Oshii
storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

Masahiro Fukuhara
assistant re-recording mixer
Shuji Inoue
sound recording engineer
Mikio Mori
dolby sound consultant: Continental Far East
Keiichirô Morimoto
assistant re-recording mixer
Hironori Ono
sound effects assistant
Joe Romersa
adr recordist
Kazutoshi Satô
sound effects editor
Hajime Takagi
assistant re-recording mixer
Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
sound director
Akiyoshi Yoda
sound associate
Masatoshi Yokomizo
sound associate

Special Effects by

Toshio Hasegawa
special effects: Marix
Yutaka Hoshiba
special effects: Marix
Riku Murakami
special effects
Noriyuki Ôta
special effects: Marix

Visual Effects by

Tetsuo Kaneko
opticals
Masao Shibata
opticals

Camera and Electrical Department

Kôichi Furusawa
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Naohisa Haijima
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Haruhiko Higami
still photographer: concept photos
Toshikazu Hisano
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Motoaki Ikegami
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Shinji Ikegami
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Yôichi Kuroda
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Katsunori Maehara
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Hiroshi Noguchi
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Yûichi Ono
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Natsuki Orihara
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Takashi Shimada
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Noriko Suzuki
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Junji Yaitabashi
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Shôji Yazawa
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Tetsuo Ôfuji
camera operator: Studio Cosmos

Animation Department

Akihiko Adachi
inbetween artist: Group Donguri
Ikuko Akiyoshi
inbetween artist: Daume
Masahiro Andô
animator
Kôichi Arai
animator (as Koichi Arai)
Masahiko Arai
inbetween artist: OH Production
Masatsugu Arakawa
animator (as Shinji Arakawa)
Miho Asatani
inbetween artist: Production IG
Hisashi Eguchi
key animator
Masahiro Emoto
inbetween artist: Group Donguri
Toyoaki Emura
animator
Masumi Ezaki
inbetween artist: Production IG
Satoi Fujiwara
inbetween artist: Production IG
Keiko Hagimori
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Hideki Hamasu
animator (as Hideki Hamazu)
Nobuo Hashimoto
inbetween artist: Studio Wombat
Takashi Hashimoto
animator
Sachiyo Hiraide
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Shûichi Hirata
background artist
Kazunobu Hoshi
animator
Chieko Ichimanda
inbetween checker
Chinami Igei
inbetween artist: Daume
Hisashi Ikeda
background artist
Katsumi Ikeda
inbetween artist: Production IG (as Katsuki Ikeda)
Seong-kim Im
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Toshiyuki Inoue
animator
Akiharu Ishii
animator
Taketomo Ishikawa
inbetween artist: I.G. Niigata
Mitsuo Iso
animator
Yoshiyuki Itô
animator
Hiroyo Izumi
inbetween artist: Production IG
Masatoshi Kai
background artist
Yûko Kami
inbetween artist: Production IG
Masaki Kamiguchi
inbetween artist: Studio Wombat (as Masaki Ueguchi)
Hatsue Katô
inbetween artist: Ashi Production
Sayuri Katô
inbetween artist: Ashi Production
Eizô Kawada
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Tsuyoshi Kawada
inbetween artist: Ashi Production
Shôji Kawamori
mechanical designer
Kumiko Kawana
animator
Hirotsugu Kawasaki
animator
Moon-hee Kim
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Soon-ah Kim
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Yoon-sook Kim
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Kazuchika Kise
animator / key animation supervisor / layout artist
Satomi Kitahara
inbetween artist: Ashi Production
Yoshiyuki Kohira
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Mina Kojima
inbetween artist: Phoenix Entertainment
Kôji Komurakata
animator
Rie Kondô
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Yûko Koyama
inbetween artist: Production IG
Kaori Kunii
inbetween artist: Ashi Production
Jae-sook Lee
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Seok-min Lee
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Suzuko Mano
inbetween artist: Group Donguri
Nobuko Mizuta
cel checker
Namiko Mori
inbetween artist: Production IG
Toshikazu Motozumi
inbetween artist: Studio Wombat
Yasushi Muraki
animator
Kayoko Nabeta
inbetween artist: Production IG
Akiko Nagashima
inbetween artist: Production IG
Mika Nakabayashi
inbetween artist: Production IG
Rieko Nakai
inbetween artist: Production IG
Tamaki Nakatsu
assistant to animation director
Daisuke Nakayama
inbetween artist: OH Production
Ryôta Niino
inbetween artist: I.G. Niigata
Mizuho Nishikubo
animation director (as Toshihiko Nishikubo)
Junko Nishimura
inbetween checker
Sanae Ochi
inbetween artist: Daume
Takaaki Ogawa
inbetween artist: Group Donguri
Hiromasa Ogura
background artist
Hiroyuki Oka
inbetween artist: I.G. Niigata
Tensai Okamura
animator
Hiroyuki Okiura
animation director / animator / character designer / key animation supervisor / layout artist
Tetsuhito Saitô
animator
Yukie Sakô
inbetween artist: Phoenix Entertainment (as Yukie Sako)
Mamoru Sasaki
animator
Kazuhiro Sato
inbetween artist: I.G. Niigata
Kazuhito Satsusa
inbetween artist: Group Donguri
Masahiro Satô
inbetween artist: Production IG
Kanami Sekiguchi
inbetween artist: Production IG
Masayuki Shibuya
inbetween artist: Group Donguri
Mitsumi Shitani
inbetween artist: Production IG
Tom Sito
character designer
Yasumitsu Suetake
layout artist
Yukie Suzuki
inbetween artist: Ashi Production
Hideki Tachibana
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Yuka Takahashi
inbetween artist: Ashi Production
Itsuko Takeda
inbetween artist: Production IG
Yôji Takeshige
background artist
Kyôko Taketani
inbetween artist: Production IG
Atsushi Takeuchi
animator / layout artist / mechanical designer
Yûichi Tanaka
animator
Manabu Tanzawa
animator
Shinobu Tsuneki
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Takeji Urata
inbetween artist: Daume
Takashi Watabe
background designer / layout artist
Keiko Watanabe
inbetween artist: DR Movie
Sawako Yajima
inbetween artist: Production IG
Yayoi Yamashita
cel checker
Yoshimasa Yamazaki
inbetween artist: Production IG
Miyako Yatsu
animator
Jun Yoshida
inbetween artist: Studio Wombat
Shin'ya Yoshidome
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Masayuki Yoshihara
animator
Kumiko Yusa
color setter
Hiroyoshi Ôkawa
animator
Yasuhiro Ôshima
animator

Editorial Department

Hiroaki Hirabayashi
color timer
Takeshi Imai
assistant editor
Shigeyuki Yamamori
assistant editor
Yayoi Ôtake
assistant editor

Music Department

Tomoko Nakano
music producer: AUBE
Reiko Yasuda
music producer: AUBE
Shigeru Ôtake
music producer: DAYBREAK (as Shigeru Otake)

Additional Crew

Mamoru Akimoto
production scheduler
Mitsuo Iso
weapons designer
Naoki Kanazawa
video effects
Hirokazu Karasawa
weapons advisor
Yumiko Katayama
color section
Ayako Koike
title designer
Megumi Maeda
production scheduler
Haruo Mizuno
production coordinator
Toru Nozaki
advertising
Kikuo Nôtomi
weapons advisor
Shûichi Satô
color section
Teruhisa Tajima
title designer
Shigeyuki Tsuchida
video effects
Tomio Yoshioka
international coordinator
Danielle Garnier
publicist (uncredited)
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