Liz and the Blue Bird

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Naoko Yamada

Writing Credits

Ayano Takeda
(characters)
Reiko Yoshida
(screenplay)

Cast

Atsumi Tanezaki
Mizore Yoroizuka
Nao Tôyama
Nozomi Kasaki
Miyu Honda
Liz
Konomi Fujimura
Natsuki Nakagawa
Yuri Yamaoka
Yuko Yoshikaw
Shiori Sugiura
Ririka Kenzaki
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Kumiko Oumae
Ayaka Asai
Hazuki Katou
Moe Toyota
Sapphire Kawashima
Chika Anzai
Reina Kousaka
Houko Kuwashima
Satomi Niiyama
Yûichi Nakamura
Masahiro Hashimoto
Takahiro Sakurai
Noboru Taki
Ryan Bartley
Ms. Niyama
Wayne Grayson
Noboru Taki
Brittney Lee Hamilton
Additional Voices
Megan Taylor Harvey
Yuko Yoshikawa
Xanthe Huynh
Ririka Kenzaki
Laurie Hymes
Mizore Yoroizuka
Yoshiyuki Kaneko
Aart
Konomi Kohara
Brass Band Member
Kotori Koiwai
Brass Band Member
Misaki Kuno
Brass Band Member
Rena Maeda
Brass Band Member
Ayako Mawatari
Brass Band Member
Mayu Minami
Brass Band Member
Cassandra Lee Morris
Sapphire Kawashima
Ayaka Nanase
Brass Band Member
Ikuji Nose
Homeroom Teacher
Mike Pollock
Mr. Hashimoto
Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
Hazuki Katou / Flautist / PE Teacher (voice)
Carrie Savage
Meiko
Michael Allan Schneider
Additional Voices
Courtney Shaw
Liz / Blue Girl / Kumiko Oumae (voice)
Stephanie Sheh
Nozomi Kasaki / Tsubomi (voice)
Miyuri Shimabukuro
Brass Band Member
You Taichi
Brass Band Member
Karin Takahashi
Brass Band Member
Cristina Valenzuela
Reina Kousaka
Sayumi Watabe
Brass Band Member
Sarah Anne Williams
Natsuki Nakagawa

Produced by

Hideaki Hatta
planning producer
Yôko Hatta
executive producer (as Yoko Hatta)
Shunji Inoue
executive producer
Yôko Kogawa
executive producer (as Yôko Furukawa)
Shin'ichi Nakamura
producer (as Shinichi Nakamura)
Eharu Oohashi
producer
Shigeru Saitô
producer
Riri Senami
producer
Yôta Tsuruoka
executive producer
Yoshifumi Yarimizu
producer

Music by

Akito Matsuda
Kensuke Ushio

Cinematography by

Kazuya Takao
director of photography

Editing by

Kengo Shigemura

Casting By

Stephanie Sheh

Art Direction by

Mutsuo Shinohara

Production Management

Mika Cho
production manager
Takahisa Fujita
production manager
Areum Han
production manager: Studio Blue
Saki Yasuda
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Tatsuya Ishihara
unit director
Taiichi Ogawa
unit director
Shinpei Sawa
unit director
Yasuhiro Takemoto
unit director
Naoko Yamada
unit director

Art Department

Naomi Ishida
color designer
Hiroyuki Takahashi
art setting: musical instruments
Naoko Yamada
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Oscar Garcia
re-recording mixer (English version)
Mika Kamemoto
recording assistant
Chifumi Karasawa
mixing engineer
Hiroshi Kitashiro
mixing engineer
Hiromune Kurahashi
sound effects
Yasushi Nagura
recording
Michael Allan Schneider
recording engineer (english version) (as Michael Schneider)
Stephanie Sheh
adr director
Yôta Tsuruoka
sound director
Tomomi Yano
sound production manager

Special Effects by

Norie Ôtô
special effects (as Norie Oto)

Visual Effects by

Tetsuo Umetsu
director: 3DCGI

Camera and Electrical Department

Kôhei Funamoto
photographer (as Kohei Funamoto)
Rika Kashiwagi
photographer
Teru Matsumoto
photographer
Yoshiko Tanaka
photographer
Hiroki Ueda
photographer
Kazuki Ueno
photographer
Akihiro Ura
photographer

Animation Department

Etsuko Abe
background artist: Anime Workshop Basara
Saiichi Akitake
key animator
Kyôhei Andô
key animator (as Kyohei Ando)
Nozomi Andô
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Nikki Asada
original character designer
Hidehiro Asama
key animator
Shôko Doi
animation finisher (as Shoko Doi)
Emi Ebisu
animation finisher
Mihoko Eda
animation finisher
Naoko Fujita
in-between animator / inbetween checker
Saeko Fujita
key animator
Michino Fujiwara
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Takaya Funahashi
in-between animator
Kaori Furukawa
in-between animator
Maiko Hado
key animator
Seon Jong Han
animation finisher: Studio Blue
Kunihiro Hane
key animator
Tôru Hasegawa
background artist (as Toru Hasegawa)
Yumiko Hashi
in-between animator
Akino Higa
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Akiko Higaki
in-between animator
Aya Hikita
in-between animator
Kayo Hikiyama
key animator
Tomoki Hiraishi
background artist
Miyuki Hiratoko
background artist
Yûki Hon'iden
animation finisher (as Yuki Hon'iden)
Kazuhiko Horikawa
in-between animator
Nao Horiuchi
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Hana Hosoda
in-between animator
Naoki Hosokawa
background artist
Sayaka Ichiyama
background artist
Kazuki Ikeda
background artist: Anime Workshop Basara
Kazumi Ikeda
animation director
Sayaka Ikeda
in-between animator
Hitomi Imaizumi
animation finisher
Kaori Inoue
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Maki Inoue
in-between animator
Chihiro Irie
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Mei Isai
in-between animator
Atsushi Ishida
in-between animator
Sagako Itakura
background artist: Anime Workshop Basara
Shun Itokawa
in-between animator
Nami Iwasaki
key animator
Mai Kabatani
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Miku Kadowaki
animation director
Yukiko Kai
in-between animator
Chinatsu Kamo
key animator
Shizuko Kanbara
animation finisher
Hiroshi Karada
key animator
Noriko Kashihara
in-between animator
Seiya Kawaguchi
in-between animator
Yasumi Kawai
animation finisher
Kazuki Kawamura
in-between animator
Yôhei Kawasaki
in-between animator
Yoshiji Kigami
key animator (as Fumio Tada)
Jeong-Eun Kim
animation finisher: Studio Blue
Ji Hee Kim
background artist: Studio Blue / in-between animator: Studio Blue
Mi-ran Kim
animation finisher: Studio Blue
Young Joo Kim
in-between animator
Noriyuki Kitanohara
key animator
Nanako Kitaoka
animation finisher
Fumiyasu Kodaka
in-between animator
Arisa Komatsu
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Seiya Kumano
key animator
Ami Kuriki
key animator
Chiharu Kuroda
key animator
Hiroko Kuroda
in-between animator
Sumire Kusano
key animator
Eun-Hee Lee
in-between animator: Studio Blue (as Lee Eun Hee)
Hye Jin Lee
in-between animator: Studio Blue
Jung Suk Lee
animation finisher: Studio Blue
Mi Jin Lee
background artist: Studio Blue
Sora Lee
in-between animator: Studio Blue
Naoko Machida
in-between animator
Rie Maekawa
in-between animator
Kaeko Maki
animation finisher
Nobuaki Maruki
animation director / key animator
Tatsunari Maruko
animation director (as Tatsutaka Maruko)
Aoi Matsumoto
key animator
Motoki Matsumura
in-between animator
Maiko Mibu
in-between animator
Rina Miura
animation finisher
Yûsuke Miyahara
in-between animator
Atsushi Miyaji
in-between animator
Ryô Miyaki
key animator (as Ryo Miyaki)
Kana Miyata
finishing checker
Yûki Mori
animation finisher (as Yuuki Mori)
Shiho Morisaki
key animator
Kenji Murayama
in-between animator
Ryôhei Muta
key animator (as Ryouhei Muta)
Yûko Myôken
animation director (as Yuko Myouken) / key animator (as Yuko Myouken)
Momoka Nagatani
background artist
Mayumi Nagayasu
animation finisher
Rena Nakagawa
in-between animator
Chitose Nakamine
in-between animator
Naoki Nakanishi
in-between animator
Emi Nakano
in-between animator
Manami Natsumeda
in-between animator
Futoshi Nishiya
animation director / character designer / chief animation director
Erika Nishiyama
animation finisher
Yûki Noguchi
in-between animator (as Yuuki Noguchi)
Shôko Ochiai
background artist (as Shoko Ochiai)
Yuuko Ogishita
in-between animator
Kôhei Okamura
animation director (as Kohei Okamura) / key animator (as Kohei Okamura)
Fumie Okano
key animator
Shûhei Okude
background artist (as Shuhei Okude)
Aoi Okuno
key animator
Jung Ah Park
background artist: Studio Blue
Rina Sasaki
animation finisher
Shôko Sasaki
animation finisher (as Shoko Sasaki)
Aya Satô
in-between animator (as Aya Sato)
Kôta Satô
key animator
Tatsuya Satô
key animator (as Tatsuya Satou)
Tomomi Satô
key animator (as Tomomi Sato)
Shinpei Sawa
key animator
Sae Sawada
key animator
Yuki Semori
animation finisher
Rie Sezaki
key animator
Teruyoshi Shidô
in-between animator (as Teruyoshi Shidou)
Akane Shigemasa
animation finisher
Tomoko Shima
animation finisher
Ayumi Shimoura
animation finisher
Ryôsuke Shirakawa
key animator
Yôko Shukuya
animation finisher (as Youko Shukuya)
Eun Ha Song
animation finisher: Studio Blue (as Song Eun Ha)
Tomofumi Sugitani
in-between animator
Sakie Suzuki
animation finisher: FINE COLORs
Sana Suzuki
key animator
Natsumi Tada
in-between animator
Rie Takagi
animation finisher
Hiroyuki Takahashi
animation director: musical instruments / key animator
Mariko Takahashi
key animator
Naomi Takahashi
finishing checker
Akiyo Takeda
finishing checker
Ikuko Tamine
background artist
Masafumi Tamura
in-between animator
Tamami Tokuyama
key animator
Aya Toyosawa
animation finisher
Sachie Tsuda
animation finisher (as Yukie Tsuda)
Yûki Tsunoda
animation director (as Yuki Tsunoda) / key animator (as Yuki Tsunoda)
Shûya Uchiyama
background artist (as Shuya Uchiyama)
Jun'ichi Uda
in-between animator
Chiyoko Ueno
animation director / key animator
Jôji Unoguchi
background artist
Yoshinori Urata
key animator
Minako Usuki
in-between animator
Mikiko Watanabe
background artist
Sayaka Watanabe
key animator
Taira Yamaguchi
key animator
Ayumi Yamamori
animation finisher
Takuya Yamamura
key animator
Manae Yamatogi
background artist
Yuki Yokoyama
key animator
Yuka Yoneda
finishing checker
Momoyo Yoshizaki
key animator
Ikuna Ôhashi
animation finisher (as Ikuna Ohashi)
Nozomi Ôishi
background artist (as Nozomi Oishi)
Yumi Ôkawa
in-between animator (as Yumi Ookawa)
Yurika Ôno
key animator (as Yurika Oono)
Minoru Ôta
key animator
Fuyuki Ôtsuka
finishing checker (as Fuyuki Ohtsuka)

Editorial Department

Daiki Ishigami
on-line editor
Naoki Kanazawa
on-line editor
Aya Shintani
digital cinema editor
Miho Takatsuka
digital cinema editor
Shigeyuki Toriumi
colorist

Music Department

Yuki Fukutomi
composer: theme music
Yoshiaki Ikeda
music manager
Chifumi Karasawa
music engineer: Liz and the Blue Bird
Hiroshi Kitashiro
music engineer
Jun Kouda
assistant music producer: girls, dance, staircase
Ken'ichi Kuroda
arranger: Liz and the Blue Bird (as Kenichi Kuroda)
Akito Matsuda
conductor
Sôhei Miyoshi
assistant music producer: girls, dance, staircase (as Sohei Miyoshi)
Yutaka Ono
playback singer
Shinsuke Osanai
assistant music producer: Songbirds
Masahiro Owada
music supervisor
Shigeru Saitô
music producer
Mariko Yumita
assistant music producer: girls, dance, staircase

Additional Crew

Yuiko Amano
planning cooperation
Keiko Deguchi
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Haruka Fujita
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Masato Fukushima
goods producer
Deborah Gilels
Film Publicist
Hiroki Gotô
advertising (as Hiroki Goto)
Natsumi Hamada
web manager
Kanji Harada
publicist
Chiaki Haruyama
theater sales
Shin'ichirô Hatta
production committee: Kyoto Animation (as Shinichiro Hatta)
Yukari Hayakawa
logo designer
Yûsuke Hirota
production committee: Kyoto Animation (as Yusuke Hirota)
Shigenobu Hisatsugu
web manager
Shigeo Hosouchi
advertising producer / advertising tie-up
Toshio Iizuka
distribution coordinator
Yoshiaki Ikeda
management
Taichi Ishidate
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Tatsuya Ishihara
supervisor
Tatsuya Itou
theater sales
Momoyo Kamiryô
production committee: Kyoto Animation (as Momoyo Kamiryo)
Hiroaki Kanbara
goods producer
Jin Kanou
production coordinator
Shingo Kasai
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Nobuhiko Kashimura
theater sales
Momoyo Kawabata
web manager
Eisaku Kawanami
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Hiromi Kita
goods producer
Takeshi Kojima
studio manager
Takayuki Konishi
advertising producer
Tomoyo Kurita
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Kumi Kuroda
goods producer
Kôta Kuroda
distribution coordinator (as Kota Kuroda)
Hidenori Masuoka
advertising producer / advertising tie-up
Haruna Matsuda
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Masayoshi Matsuda
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Eri Matsuo
goods producer
Kenji Matsuo
theater sales
Chisa Minami
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Michika Miyashita
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Hideaki Miyoshi
theatrical promoter
Kiyotaka Moriwaki
coverage cooperation: Kyoto Bunka Museum
Kôichirô Mukai
advertising producer (as Koichiro Mukai)
Motoki Mukaichi
distribution coordinator
Katsuhiko Muramoto
legal affairs manager
Shigeo Murao
international sales
Yurie Nagasaka
goods producer
Ayaka Nakagawa
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Yoshimi Nakajima
cooperation
Mika Nakamura
international sales
Sayaka Negoro
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Emi Nishida
production committee: Bandai Namco Arts
Sachika Nishiguchi
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Masashi Nishikawa
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Mio Nishimura
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Kyoko No
goods producer
Midori Nonoue
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Teru Ogawa
studio manager
Reina Okada
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Chieko Okumura
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Fumiko Okuno
publicist
Kyôsuke Sakai
technical coordinator (as Kyosuke Sakai)
Risa Sakai
legal affairs manager
Takahiro Sasaki
production committee: Pony Canyon
Kazuaki Satô
publicist (as Kazuaki Sato)
Miho Sawa
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Ayako Shimomura
planning cooperation
Reina Suzuki
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Ruiko Tajima
goods producer
Shô Takahashi
cooperation (as Sho Takahashi)
Akiko Takase
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Ryûhei Takashima
production committee: Kyoto Animation (as Ryohei Takashima)
Kôichi Takenishi
production committee: Kyoto Animation (as Koichi Takenishi)
Yukiko Takeuchi
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Sachi Tanabe
goods producer
Atsuko Tanaka
literature support
Yuka Taniguchi
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Shin'ya Tomofuji
web manager
Tomoki Ueda
advertising
Takahide Ushiro
planning cooperation
Ryoko Yamada
production committee: Kyoto Animation
Mayumi Yamaguchi
advertising
Arisa Yamaoka
goods producer
Tomomi Yokoo
international sales
Terushige Yoshie
production committee: Bandai Namco Arts
Yuko Yukawa
publicist
Noriko Ôhashi
production committee: Kyoto Animation (as Noriko Ohashi)

Thanks

Kami Nakajima
special thanks
Shô Takahashi
special thanks (as Sho Takahashi)
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