Cast & Crew

Directed by

Hiroshi Watanabe
Kazuo Yamazaki
(supervising director)

Writing Credits

Rui Araizumi
(character design)
Hajime Kanzaka
(original story)
Kazuo Yamazaki
(screenplay)

Cast

Megumi Hayashibara
Lina Inverse
Maria Kawamura
Naga the Serpent
Yuri Shiratori
Meliroon
Mahito Tsujimura
Ou (King of Mipross)
Miyuki Ichijô
Ouhi (Queen of Mipross)
Brad Atwell
Additional Voices
David Bell
Young Rowdy
Bryan Bounds
Holligan #3 / Lagos (voice)
Jessica Calvello
Meliroon
Chafûrin
Thief
Meredith J. Dahl
Rinse
Randy Fox
Holligan #2 / Zombie Villager / Additional Voices (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Thief
Hiroko Fukumori
Additional Voices
Laura Gadbois
Additional Voices
Tesshô Genda
Joyrock
Tiffany Grant
Loofa
Matt Greenfield
Holligan #4
Daisuke Gôri
Thief
Kevin Hinnant
Additional Voices
Theodore Horrocks
Additional Voices
Kazuhiko Kishino
Hotel Owner
Larry Koteff
Additional Voices
Angela Lorio
Queen of Mipross
Guil Lunde
Julianne Jubibieno
Tristan MacAvery
Joyrock
Kelly Manison
Naga the Serpent
Cynthia Martinez
Lina Inverse
Rob Mungle
Holligan #1 / Thief #1 (voice)
Phil Ross
Elderly Lady / Rowdy (voice)
Osamu Saka
Rowdy
Masaharu Satô
Onsen Master
Paul Sidello
King of Mipross
Doug Smith
Additional Voices
Greg Stanley
Sorcerer
Kurt Stoll
Pickpocket
Kiyonobu Suzuki
Sorcerer
John Swasey
Growth Spring Villager
Minami Takayama
Young Rowdy
Kira Vincent-Davis
Shampoo
Norio Wakamoto
Lagos
Brett Weaver
Thief #2
Takumi Yamazaki
Chinpira
Michael Zargarov
Thief #3

Produced by

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa
executive producer
Tomoko Kawasaki
animation producer
Tôru Suzuki
producer

Music by

Takayuki Hattori

Cinematography by

Takashi Azuhata
(as Takashi Atsuhata)

Editing by

Yasue Funami
David Grundy
(English version)
Kazuhiko Seki

Art Direction by

Yûsuke Takeda
(as Yusuke Takeda)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Kan Onoshima
assistant director

Art Department

Rui Araizumi
original illustrations
Kôichi Ishihara
scenery & prop designer
Hiroshi Katô
artboards (as Hiroshi Kato)
Mieko Maruyama
color key
Kazuo Yamazaki
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Cesar Inserny
sound designer / sound mixer
Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
sound director
Megumi Ozawa
sound production desk
Takaaki Uchiyama
sound mixer
Masakazu Yokoyama
sound recordist

Special Effects by

Gô Abe
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Kenji Chikaoka
camera operator: Azuhata Production
Yumiko Kobayashi
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department
Yutaka Kurosawa
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department
Mikio Nakade
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department
Akinori Nakajima
publicity photographer
Toyomitsu Nakajô
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department (as Toyomitsu Nakajo)
Nozomi Sakai
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department
Shin'ichi Sasano
camera operator: Azuhata Production (as Shinichi Sasano)
Kyôko Satô
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department
Hiroshi Takeda
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department
Atsuo Tsukioka
camera operator: Azuhata Production
Seiji Uchida
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department
Kôhei Utsuzaki
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department
Masami Yoshida
camera operator: Azuhata Production
Katsuyuki Ôtaki
camera operator: J.C.Staff Photography Department

Animation Department

Takuji Anai
background artist: Bihou
Masahiro Andô
animator
Yasuhiro Aoki
animator
Ken'ichi Chikanaga
animator (as Kenichi Chikanaga)
Hisashi Ezura
animator / assistant animation director
Toshihiko Fujisawa
animator
Michio Fukuda
animator
Akiko Funakoshi
inbetween artist
Masayuki Gotô
animator (as Masayuki Goto)
Ken'ichi Hamazaki
animator
Yukie Harada
inbetween artist
Masaki Hatayama
animator
Tomomi Hibikio
inbetween artist
Mari Higashihara
cel painter
Masashi Hiki
animator
Masaki Hinata
animator
Norihiro Hiraki
background artist: Bihou
Kei Hyôdô
animator (as Takashi Hyôdô)
Keizô Ichikawa
inbetween artist (as Keizo Ichikawa)
Keiko Ijima
inbetween artist
Yuriko Ikehara
animator
Kengo Inagaki
animator
Tatsurô Iseri
background artist: Bihou (as Tatsurou Iseri)
Mitsuru Ishihara
animator
Yukiko Itô
cel painter
Yôko Itô
inbetween artist (as Yoko Ito)
Kôji Iwamoto
background artist: Bihou
Hideo Iwatsuki
inbetween artist
Mutsuko Kajigaya
inbetween artist
Yoshirô Kajiwara
background artist: Bihou (as Yoshiro Kajiwara)
Kanta Kamei
animator
Toshiaki Kanemori
inbetween artist
Kunio Katsuki
animator
Hiroshi Katô
background artist: Bihou (as Hiroshi Kato)
Takako Kawano
inbetween checker (as Takako Kouno)
Aiko Kawasaki
cel checker
Satonobu Kikuchi
animator
Yôko Kikuchi
animator (as Yoko Kikuchi)
Seiji Kishimoto
animator
Noriko Kitazawa
inbetween checker
Yoshiyuki Koido
background artist: Bihou
Sôhei Koizumi
background artist: Bihou
Yasutaka Kondô
background artist: Bihou (as Yasutaka Kondo)
Tatsuya Kushida
background artist: Bihou
Kentarô Mishima
background artist: Bihou (as Kentaro Mishima)
Takeyuki Mizumura
animator
Kenichi Nakagawa
background artist: Bihou
Satoru Nakamura
animator
Masaki Nakaya
inbetween artist
Kazuto Nakazawa
assistant animation director
Munenori Nawa
animator
Chieko Nezaki
background artist: Bihou
Nobuko Ogino
inbetween checker
Jun Okabe
background artist: Bihou
Hiroki Okamoto
inbetween checker
Kazuya Saitô
inbetween checker
Sadahiko Sakamaki
animator
Ichirô Saotome
animator
Masaru Satô
background artist: Bihou
Yûji Satô
animator
Yûzô Satô
animator (as Yuzo Sato)
Satoshi Shigeta
animator (as Satoru Shigeta)
Shiho Shimada
background artist: Bihou
Shûichi Shimamura
animator (as Shuichi Shimamura)
Satoshi Shishido
animator
Masaru Suda
animator
Shinji Takai
cel painter
Kazumi Takaishi
inbetween artist
Naomi Takaoka
inbetween artist
Yûsuke Takeda
background artist: Bihou (as Yusuke Takeda)
Sayuri Tanabe
color designer
Mayumi Tanahashi
color designer
Kentarô Tanaka
inbetween artist
Katsumi Teratô
animator
Shin'ichi Toda
animator (as Shinichi Toda)
Norimoto Tokura
animator
Yoshiaki Tsubata
animator
Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
background artist: Bihou
Toshiya Washida
animator
Hiroki Yamada
inbetween artist
Yoshinobu Yamakawa
assistant animation director (as Yoshiki Yamakawa)
Miyako Yatsu
animator
Junko Yokô
cel painter
Kazue Yoshida
inbetween artist
Hiromi Yoshihara
inbetween artist
Shun'ichirô Yoshihara
background artist: Bihou
Takahiro Yoshimatsu
character design/animation director
Fumi Yoshino
inbetween artist
Masaru Ôta
background artist: Bihou (as Dai Ohta)

Additional Crew

Tetsuya Asakura
title designer: Design Crest
Noriaki Ikeda
publicist
Yûki Kira
production assistant
Masatomo Nishizawa
production desk
Moritake Onuki
production assistant
Doug Smith
dvd layout design
J. Michael Stovall
creative director (Essential Anime Collection, 2005 Movie Collection)
Morikazu Wakizaka
publicist: Major
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