Initial D: Third Stage

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Shigenori Kageyama
(as Shishi Yamaguchi)
Shin Misawa
(as Noboru Mitsusawa)

Writing Credits

Nobuaki Kishima
(written by)
Shuichi Shigeno
(comic: Initial D)
Hiroshi Toda
(written by)

Cast

Chris Ayres
Miki
Greg Ayres
Kenta Nakamura
Christopher Bevins
Kenji
Steve Blum
K.T. Takahashi
John Burgmeier
Takeshi
Charles C. Campbell
Additional Voices
Bruce Carey
Ken
Chris Cason
Hiroshi
James Cave
Additional Voices
Colleen Clinkenbeard
Mako
Cynthia Cranz
Additional Voices
Terri Doty
Additional Voices
Jason Douglas
Seiji
Jon Duckworth
Additional Voices
Scott Freeman
Additional Voices
Cris George
Additional Voices
Jessie James Grelle
Itsuki Takeuchi
Todd Haberkorn
Keisuke Takahashi
Chad Halbrook
Additional Voices
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Takashi Nakazato
Stephen Hoff
Additional Voices
Chuck Huber
Yuichi Tachibana
Unshô Ishizuka
Bunta Fujiwara
Mitsuo Iwata
Itsuki Takeuchi
Ayako Kawasumi
Natsuki Mogi
Takehito Koyasu
Ryosuke Takahashi
Jim Kuenzer
Additional Voices
Joel McDonald
Takumi Fujiwara
Vic Mignogna
Shingo
Shin'ichirô Miki
Takumi Fujiwara
Anastasia Munoz
Additional Voices
Trina Nishimura
Additional Voices
Kôsuke Okano
Kenta Nakamura
Brina Palencia
Natsuki Mogi
Ben Phillips
Additional Voices
Kyle Phillips
Additional Voices
Monica Rial
Sayuki
Christopher Sabat
Kyouichi Sudou
Tomokazu Seki
Keisuke Takahashi
William Short
Kai
Wataru Takagi
Kenji
J. Michael Tatum
Ryousuke 'Ry' Takahashi
Joseph Tompkins
Additional Voices
Eric Vale
Koichiro Iketani
Kent Williams
Bunta Fujiwara
Kazuki Yao
Iketani Kouichirou

Produced by

Kazuhiko Inomata
assistant producer
Takayuki Nagasawa
producer
Yûichirô Takahata
assistant producer
Masahiro Toyosumi
animation producer
Ren Usami
chief executive producer
Tatsumi Yoda
executive producer

Music by

Ryûichi Katsumata

Editing by

Shûichi Kakesu

Art Direction by

Mitsuharu Miyamae

Art Department

Shigenori Kageyama
storyboard artist
Shinji Matsumoto
color key

Sound Department

Stephen Hoff
adr recordist
Shizuo Kurahashi
sound effects supervisor
Masafumi Mima
sound director
Tomoko Nakajima
sound producer
Noboru Nishio
digital optical recordist
Yûji Tagami
recording assistant
Fujio Yamada
sound recordist

Special Effects by

Takeshi Saitô
special effects

Visual Effects by

Niki Cooper
post production assistant
Yûichi Gotô
3d cgi producer: A-CAT
Toshihiro Nagao
cg director
Ken'ichirô Sakuno
3d cgi producer: A-CAT
Katsuyuki Yakushiji
3d cgi producer
Kanemori Yasuda
3d cgi producer
Masaaki Yoshizawa
3d cgi producer

Camera and Electrical Department

Yûka Hagiwara
camera operator: Studio Twinkle
Shin'ichi Igarashi
camera operator: Studio Twinkle
Takayasu Ishii
camera operator: Megumi
Masayuki Kawaguchi
camera operator: Megumi
Tsutomu Kawahigashi
consultant: dolby film
Makoto Kogawa
camera operator: Production I.G.
Shin'yo Kondô
camera operator: Megumi
Itsuo Miyamoto
chief camera operator
Mikio Mori
consultant: dolby film
Miki Sakuma
camera operator: Production I.G.
Rumiko Takumi
camera operator: Megumi
Naoyuki Taniguchi
camera operator: ending sequences
Risa Yamagata
camera operator: Studio Twinkle
Megumi Yamauchi
aerial photographer
Katsutoshi Ôi
camera operator: Studio Twinkle

Animation Department

Natsuko Abe
cel painter: Production I.G.
Shinichi Abe
inbetween artist: Studio Musashi
Ryûichi Akahori
inbetween checker
Kozue Arai
cel painter
Kazuyuki Asaga
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Seiko Asai
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Rie Asano
cel painter: Production I.G.
Kimiko Chô
inbetween artist: ending sequences
Kazu Doi
cel painter: Production I.G.
Yoshiyuki Fujimori
inbetween artist: Delta Peak Production
Natsuko Fukuhara
cel painter: ending sequences
Natsuko Goto
inbetween artist: ending sequences
Miyuki Hasegawa
inbetween artist: Delta Peak Production
Kyoko Haseyama
inbetween artist: Delta Peak Production
Ichirô Hattori
background artist: Baku Production
Jin Hibino
cel painter: ending sequences
Rie Hirakawa
inbetween artist: ending sequences
Yuka Hirama
background artist: Studio Bihou
Osamu Hirose
cel painter: Noside
Izumi Hoki
background artist: Studio Bihou
Masao Ichitani
background artist: Baku Production
Takamasa Ishikawa
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Takayoshi Ishikawa
cel painter: Production I.G.
Tetsuya Ishimaru
inbetween artist: Studio Musashi
Kiyomi Ishiwata
inbetween artist: Studio Live
Mitsuko Itô
cel painter: Production I.G.
Yuichi Kabashima
inbetween artist: Delta Peak Production
Hitoshi Kagiyama
key animator: ending sequences
Hiroko Kanehara
inbetween artist
Masaaki Kannan
animation director
Nami Kataoaka
background artist: Bihou Digital Works
Kunio Katsuki
animation director
Hiroshi Katô
background artist: Studio Bihou (as Hiroshi Kato)
Hitomi Kawashima
cel checker
Chitose Kimura
cel painter
Takahiro Kimura
inbetween artist: Studio Musashi
Yukio Kishi
inbetween artist
Yoshiko Kitamura
background artist: Baku Production
Mitsuru Kohara
key animator: ending sequences
Shôhei Kohara
mechanical animation director / mechanical designer
Satoshi Koike
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Kayo Kojio
background artist: Bihou Digital Works
Rie Kondô
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Mitsuyoshi Kosugi
background artist: Baku Production
Takayuki Kotani
background artist: Baku Production
Jun Kurata
inbetween artist
Ken'ichi Kurata
background artist: Baku Production (as Kenichi Kurata)
Ai Kuwabara
inbetween artist: Delta Peak Production
Mizue Kuwamoto
inbetween artist: ending sequences
Daigo Maki
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Satoshi Mikage
inbetween artist: Studio Musashi
Mariko Mima
cel painter
Yôko Mitsuhashi
color designer: ending sequences
Aya Mitsumoto
background artist: Studio Bihou
Junko Mizuno
cel painter: Production I.G.
Sayo Mogi
cel painter: Production I.G.
Takashi Mori
inbetween artist: ending sequences
Hideki Nagamachi
inbetween artist: Studio Live
Yôko Nagano
cel painter
Keiya Nakano
inbetween artist
Takahiro Ninagawa
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Maki Nishi
inbetween artist: Delta Peak Production
Masatsugu Nishida
inbetween artist: Delta Peak Production
Masashi Nishikawa
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Hitoshi Nishino
inbetween artist
Masanori Nishiyama
background artist: Baku Production
Yûdai Niwa
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke
Azusa Oikawa
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Kôsuke Okamoto
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Masato Onoda
inbetween artist: Studio Live
Tatsunori Ozawa
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Midori Saitô
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Masato Sasaki
cel painter: Noside
Tamaka Sato
cel painter: Production I.G.
Kazumi Satô
character designer / chief animation director
Masaru Satô
background artist: Studio Bihou
Tôru Sawamura
inbetween checker
Takao Shimizu
background artist: Baku Production
Yoshifumi Shimizu
inbetween artist: Studio Musashi
Mariko Shimokawa
cel painter: Production I.G.
Akiyuki Shinbô
inbetween checker: ending sequences
Michiko Shinohara
background artist: Studio Bihou
Hiroshi Sotoyama
cel painter: Noside
Haruo Sotozaki
animation director
Shigeyuki Suga
key animator: ending sequences
Takahito Suzuki
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Toshikazu Suzuki
cel painter: Production I.G.
Hisayuki Tabata
inbetween artist
Yoshiharu Takahashi
cel painter: Production I.G.
Tomoe Takaya
cel painter: ending sequences
Izumi Takizawa
cel painter: ending sequences
Mayumi Tamura
inbetween artist: Kino Production
Minoru Tanaka
animation director: ending sequences
Chisato Tsumotani
cel painter
Emiko Ueno
cel painter: Production I.G.
Hiroshi Watanabe
animation unit director
Yasuko Watanabe
cel painter: ending sequences
Yuka Yamakoshi
cel painter: Production I.G.
Yayoi Yonemori
inbetween artist: Jack's Eye
Kanako Ôyabu
inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke

Editorial Department

Yumiko Fuse
negative cutter
Hiroaki Itabe
assistant editor
Yukiko Nojiri
negative cutter

Music Department

Every Little Thing
musician: "Jirenma"

Additional Crew

Katsutaka Iguchi
advertising
Takeshi Isobe
advertising
Javier Lopez
translation
Max Matsuura
supervisor (as Masato Matsuura)
Keiichi Tsuchiya
technical advisor
Hiroyuki Ônishi
advertising producer
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