Cast & Crew

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Writing Credits

Hayao Miyazaki
(comic)
Hayao Miyazaki
(original story) &
Hayao Miyazaki
(screenplay) and
Hayao Miyazaki
(written by)

Cast

Hideaki Anno
Jirô Horikoshi
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Honjô
Miori Takimoto
Naoko Satomi
Masahiko Nishimura
Kurokawa
Mansai Nomura
Giovanni Battista Caproni
Jun Kunimura
Hattori
Mirai Shida
Kayo Horikoshi
Stephen Alpert
Castorp
Shinobu Ôtake
Kurokawa's Wife
Morio Kazama
Satomi
Keiko Takeshita
Jirô's Mother
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jirô Horikoshi
John Krasinski
Honjô
Emily Blunt
Nahoko Satomi
Martin Short
Kurokawa
Stanley Tucci
Caproni
Mandy Patinkin
Hattori
Mae Whitman
Kayo Horikoshi / Kinu (voice)
Werner Herzog
Castorp
Jennifer Grey
Mrs. Kurokawa
William H. Macy
Satomi
Zach Callison
Young Jirô
Madeleine Yen
Young Nahoko
Eva Bella
Young Kayo
Edie Mirman
Jirô's Mother
Darren Criss
Katayama
Elijah Wood
Sone
Ronan Farrow
Mitsubishi Employee
David Cowgill
Flight Engineer
Matt Adler
Additional Voices
Holly Dorff
Additional Voices
Moosie Drier
Additional Voices
Jackie Gonneau
Additional Voices
Nicholas Guest
Additional Voices
Richard Steven Horvitz
Additional Voices
Rif Hutton
Additional Voices
Matthew Labyorteaux
Additional Voices
Michelle Ruff
Additional Voices
Byron Thames
Additional Voices
Madeleine Whittle
Additional Voices
David Zyler
Additional Voices
Mayu Iino
Naoko Satomi - Child
Kaichi Kaburagi
Jirô Horikoshi - Child
Hrvoje Klecz
Caproni
Maki Shinta
Kayo Horikoshi - Child

Produced by

Naoya Fujimaki
associate producer
Ryôichi Fukuyama
associate producer (as Ryoichi Fukuyama)
Kôji Hoshino
executive producer: Studio Ghibli
Nobuo Kawakami
producer trainee
Robyn Klein
co-producer (english version)
Frank Marshall
executive producer (english version)
Seiji Okuda
associate producer
Toshio Suzuki
producer
Geoffrey Wexler
producer (english version)

Music by

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography by

Atsushi Okui

Editing by

Takeshi Seyama

Art Direction by

Yôji Takeshige

Production Management

Naoya Fujimaki
production supervisor
Ryôichi Fukuyama
production supervisor
Tamaki Kojô
production manager
Seiji Okuda
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ryôsuke Kiyokawa
unit director
Shintarô Nakazawa
unit director

Art Department

Kazuko Karube
assistant color designer
Yûsei Kashima
assistant color designer
Fumiko Numahata
color designer
Kanako Takayanagi
color designer
Yukie Tamura
assistant color designer
Michiyo Yasuda
color key

Sound Department

Marco Alicea
adr recordist: English Language Production
James Austin
engineering services: English Language Production
Scott Brewer
engineering services: English Language Production
Jeannette Browning
adr recordist: The Walt Disney Studios, English Language Production
Danny Caccavo
digital editorial support: English Language Production
Derek Casari
stage engineer: Fox Studios, English Language Production
Lisa Chino
assistant supervising sound editor: English Language Production
John Countryman
video services: English Language Production
Mitch Dorf
adr mixer: POP, English Language Production
Jay Fisher
adr recordist: Digital Cinema, LLC, English Language Production
Ryan J. Frias
digital editorial support: English Language Production
Mark Hills
assistant dialogue mixer: Soho Square Studios, English Language Production
Michael Jesmer
re-recording mixer: Margarita Mix Hollywood, English Language Production
Bobby Johanson
adr mixer: Digital Cinema, LLC, English Language Production
Doc Kane
adr mixer: The Walt Disney Studios, English Language Production
Kôji Kasamatsu
sound engineer (as Koji Kasamatsu) / sound mixer
Tsutomu Kawahigashi
dolby film consultant: Continental Far East
Shûho Kikuchi
technical support
Eriko Kimura
adr director
Fusako Kitagawa
studio engineer
Reiji Kitazato
sound effects assistant
Tamaki Kojô
sound production manager (as Tamaki Kojo)
Kyle D. Krajewski
adr recordist: POP, English Language Production
Michael Levine
adr recordist: English Language Production
Scott Levine
digital editorial support: English Language Production
David Lucarelli
adr recordist: Fox Studios, English Language Production
Michael Miller
adr mixer: POP, English Language Production
Mikio Mori
dolby film consultant: Continental Far East
Cheryl Nardi
dialogue editor: English Language Production
Sadaaki Nishinoo
studio coordinator
Konrad Piñon
re-recording mixer: Margarita Mix Hollywood, English Language Production
Eva Porter
client services: English Language Production
Charleen Richards
adr mixer: Fox Studios, English Language Production (as Charleen Richards-Steeves)
Stacey Robinson
vp sound operations: Fox Studios, English Language Production
Renee Russo
post production sound accountant: English Language Production (as Renée Russo)
Gary Rydstrom
adr director: English Language Production
Brad Semenoff
dialogue editor: English Language Production
Adam Smyth
dialogue mixer: Soho Square Studios, English Language Production
Gary Summers
re-recording mixer: English Language Production
Shûji Suzuki
recording assistant
Chiaki Tachikawa
studio coordinator
Hajime Takagi
sound recordist
Deborah Whitfield
studio manager: Soho Square Studios, English Language Production
Bonnie Wild
assistant re-recording mixer: English Language Production
Matthew Wood
adr editor: English Language Production
Mika Yamaguchi
foley
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
supervising sound editor: English Language Production
Daisuke Yokoyama
studio assistant

Special Effects by

Keiko Itogawa
special effects

Visual Effects by

Masafumi Inoue
programming
Shun Iwasawa
programming
Norihiko Miyoshi
cg
Yôichi Senzui
cg (as Yoichi Senzui)
Miki Umezawa
cg

Camera and Electrical Department

Atsuko Okui
additional photography: Assez Finaud Fabric.
Hidenori Shibahara
photography
Atsushi Tamura
photography
Junji Yabuta
photography
Kanae Ôuchi
additional photography: Assez Finaud Fabric.

Animation Department

Masako Akita
inbetween artist
Masayo Andô
inbetween artist
Hiroyuki Aoyama
key animator
Yôjirô Arai
inbetween artist
Tsutomu Awada
key animator (as Tsutomu Awata)
Seiko Azuma
inbetween artist
Kôtarô Beppu
cel painter
Yu Fen Cheng
inbetween artist
Mitsuki Chiba
inbetween artist
Masaaki Endô
key animator (as Masaaki Endou)
Rie Eyama
inbetween artist
Naoki Fuchigami
inbetween artist
Kaori Fujii
inbetween artist
Maya Fujimori
inbetween artist
Shiori Fujisawa
inbetween artist
Yoshikazu Fukutome
background artist
Taichi Furumata
key animator
Shôgo Furuya
key animator
Yukari Furuya
inbetween artist
Makiko Futaki
key animator
Hideki Hamasu
key animator (as Hideki Hamazu)
Megumi Higaki
inbetween artist
Sayaka Hirahara
background artist
Shunsuke Hirota
key animator
Takeshi Honda
key animator
Sadaaki Honma
background artist
Kazuki Hoshino
key animator (as Madoya Hoshino)
Yuina Iizuka
cel painter
Fumie Imai
key animator
Shôtarô Imai
inbetween artist
Ryôko Ina
background artist
Takeshi Inamura
key animator (as Takeshi Imamura)
Natsuko Inohara
cel painter
Hiroaki Ishii
cel painter
Yumi Ishii
background artist
Asami Ishikado
inbetween artist
Yoshimi Itazu
key animator
Kaori Itô
inbetween artist
Miki Itô
inbetween artist
Ryûji Iwabuchi
inbetween artist
Megumi Kagawa
key animator
Yukiko Kakita
cel painter
Ayae Kanbe
background artist
Natsumi Kang
inbetween artist
Naomi Kasugai
background artist
Naoko Kawahara
inbetween artist
Misaki Kikuta
inbetween artist
Rie Kojô
cel painter
Yûki Komatsu
cel painter
Katsuya Kondô
character designer / key animator
Masakiyo Koyama
inbetween artist
Misa Koyasu
inbetween artist
Yukiko Kunitake
inbetween artist
Tatsuya Kushida
background artist
Kitarô Kôsaka
character designer (as Kitaro Kosaka)
Yu Xuan Liu
background artist
Kiyoko Makita
inbetween artist
Asako Matsumura
inbetween artist
Yuka Matsumura
inbetween artist
Mariko Matsuo
inbetween artist
Eiko Matsushima
cel painter
Yui Matsuura
inbetween artist
Hiroko Minowa
key animator
Tomoko Miura
key animator
Ritsuki Miyamoto
cel painter
Naomi Mori
cel painter
Shôko Nagasawa
inbetween artist
Rie Nakagome
inbetween artist
Katsutoshi Nakamura
inbetween artist
Satoko Nakamura
background artist
Takeshi Nakamura
cel painter
Masami Nakanishi
inbetween artist
Mai Nakazato
inbetween artist
Masako Nakazato
background artist
Kumi Nanjô
cel painter
Tomoya Niimi
cel painter
Tomoyo Nishida
inbetween artist
Sumie Nishido
inbetween artist
Yôichi Nishikawa
background artist
Yuka Nitta
background artist
Yoshie Noguchi
inbetween artist
Yasumi Ogura
inbetween artist
Akiyo Okuda
key animator
Masaru Okuwaki
inbetween artist
Shûichi Onda
inbetween artist
Kazuyoshi Onoda
key animator
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
key animator
Ayaka Saitô
inbetween artist
Jun'ya Saitô
cel painter
Masaya Saitô
inbetween artist
Kiyoshi Samejima
background artist
Shiho Satô
background artist (as Shiho Sato)
Taichi Satô
inbetween artist
Yoshimi Shibata
cel painter
Akiko Shimizu
cel painter
Takemasa Shiroda
inbetween artist
Ayano Sugai
inbetween artist
Sachiko Sugino
key animator
Makiko Suzuki
inbetween artist
Michiyo Suzuki
key animator
Yûko Tagawa
inbetween artist
Hiromi Takahashi
cel painter
Kentarô Takahashi
additional cel painter: T2 Studio
Moyo Takahashi
inbetween artist
Kengo Takebana
inbetween artist
Nana Takei
cel painter
Atsushi Tamura
key animator
Eimi Tamura
inbetween artist
Setsuya Tanabe
inbetween artist
Atsuko Tanaka
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Kumiko Tanihira
inbetween artist
Hitomi Tateno
inbetween checker
Kumiko Terada
inbetween artist
Akiko Teshima
inbetween artist
Yayoi Toki
inbetween artist
Keiko Tomizawa
inbetween artist
Kazuhide Tomonaga
key animator
Ryôsuke Tsuchiya
inbetween artist
Naoya Wada
inbetween artist
Haruyasu Watanabe
inbetween artist
Natsumi Watanabe
cel painter
Yôichi Watanabe
background artist (as Youichi Watanabe)
Alexandra Weihrauch
inbetween artist
Hisako Yaji
inbetween artist
Hirofumi Yamada
inbetween artist
Ken'ichi Yamada
key animator
Shin'ichirô Yamada
inbetween artist
Hirômi Yamakawa
key animator
Eiji Yamamori
key animator
Akihiko Yamashita
key animator
Ryûichi Yamauchi
inbetween artist
Yukari Yamaura
inbetween artist
Kikuyo Yano
background artist
Masafumi Yokota
key animator
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
key animator
Noboru Yoshida
background artist
Mitsuo Yoshino
background artist
Hideaki Yoshio
key animator
Minoru Ôhashi
inbetween artist
Shin'ya Ôhira
key animator
Takashi Ômori
background artist
Mayumi Ômura
inbetween artist
Yui Ôsaki
inbetween artist
Emi Ôta
inbetween artist
Akane Ôtani
inbetween artist
Atsuko Ôtani
key animator (as Atsuko Otani)
Shinji Ôtsuka
key animator (as Shinji Otsuka)

Casting Department

Holly Dorff
adr voice casting
Takashi Hayashi
casting office work
Takurô Okada
casting office work

Editorial Department

Naoto Hosonuma
data conform
Rie Matsubara
assistant editor (as Rie Matsuhara)
Wataru Matsumoto
color management: Imagica
Kazunori Nagasawa
lab manager: Imagica
Masashi Okoshi
data manager: Imagica
Atsushi Okui
digital imaging
Hiromi Sasaki
assistant editor
Yuriko Satô
lab coordinator: Imagica (as Yuriko Sato)
Mizue Yamada
digital cinema mastering
Takashi Yano
digital cinema mastering / digital cinema mastering: Imagica
Toshiki Yura
color management: Imagica

Music Department

Tadashi Aoyama
musician: Balalaika, Mandolin
Masayuki Chiyo
musician: guitar
Maki Fujisawa
music production: Wonder City
Masayoshi Furukawa
musician: guitar
Suminobu Hamada
music engineer / music mixer
Joe Hisaishi
conductor / music producer / musician: piano
Yasuhiro Maeda
music production: Wonder City
Hirofumi Mizuno
musician: Accordian, Bayan
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
musical performance
Tetsuko Suzawa
music production: Wonder City
Joe Hisaishi
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Makoto Abe
production cooperation
Toshitake Amemiya
production committee: KDDI
Nao Amisaki
overseas promotion
Takayuki Aoki
event manager
Kino Arai
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Shingo Arai
production committee: KDDI
Itaru Arakawa
production cooperation
Ken'ichi Arao
advertising
Kôichi Asano
character production development
Naomi Atsuta
character production development
Paul Candland
production committee: Walt Disney Japan
Satoshi Chida
production committee: Toho
Ayako Dan
production committee: Walt Disney Japan
Maki Ebisawa
supervision
Suzuko Fujimoto
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Masako Fujita
supervision
Ayano Fujiwara
event manager
Tomomi Fukao
production cooperation
Hideaki Furubayashi
production cooperation
Emi Gunji
production assistant
Tomomi Hagiwara
supervision
Mieko Hara
advertising
Yasuhisa Harada
production cooperation
Makoto Hashida
public relations
Naoto Hatakeyama
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Yoshiyuki Hatori
production cooperation
Hikari Hayama
supervision
Yûgo Hayashi
system management
Asao Hio
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Kyôko Hirabayashi
publishing
Mayumi Hirakata
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Takahiro Hirao
production cooperation
Takashi Hiraoka
production cooperation
Takahiro Hirato
production committee: KDDI
Haruna Hirose
production cooperation
Maho Honobe
supervision
Tadahiro Hoshi
production cooperation
Tomoko Hosokawa
advertising producer
Madoka Hosoya
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Minami Ichikawa
production committee: Toho
Akio Ichimura
financial accounting / production accountant
Yôko Ihira
producer's room
Chie Iijima
production cooperation
Ryûichi Ikeda
production committee: Dentsû
Tomomi Imai
character production development
Kenji Imura
production assistant
Kazumi Inaki
administrative planning room
Shinpei Ise
production committee: Toho
Miyuki Ishii
supervision
Nao Ishii
production committee: Dentsû
Yutaka Ishikawa
production committee: Dentsû
Taisei Ishisako
production affairs
Fumiko Isomae
production cooperation
Tôru Itabashi
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Keiichi Itagaki
trailer production / trailer
Hiromi Itô
financial accounting
Hisayo Itô
supervision
Junko Itô
financial accounting
Kyôhei Itô
production assistant
Miyuki Itô
production cooperation
Nozomu Itô
public relations
Takayasu Itô
financial accounting
Takayasu Itô
production accountant (as Takayasu Ito)
Naoki Iwasa
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Shun'ichi Iwasaki
supervision
Mike Jones
adaptation: English version
Tomoko Jô
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Izumi Kadowaki
production cooperation
Misato Kamei
production committee: Dentsû
Nana Kaneshima
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Kôichi Katsushima
production cooperation
Shunsuke Kawabata
production affairs
Osamu Kawada
production cooperation
Kôichi Kawakami
production committee: KDDI
Keiko Kido
supervision
San Kim
production committee: KDDI
Masatake Kimata
production cooperation
Kana Kimura
production cooperation
Naho Kimura
production cooperation
Naohiro Kishi
production committee: KDDI
Kôji Kishimoto
production committee: Walt Disney Japan
Noriyuki Kitakawachi
system management
Akio Kobayashi
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Kazumi Kobayashi
public relations
Ai Kodaka
production cooperation
Takeyasu Koganezawa
production cooperation
Hidetaka Kokubun
production committee: Walt Disney Japan
Toshihiro Komatsu
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Michiyo Koyanagi
advertising
Jirô Koyasu
production cooperation
Yôichirô Kugimiya
production affairs
Setsuko Kurihara
public relations
April R. Loutrel
assistant: To Mr. Rydstrom (as April Loutrel)
Yan Wen Ma
overseas promotion
Shûichi Machida
production committee: Dentsû
Akitoshi Maeda
production committee: Dentsû
Shôji Makihara
system management
Aya Maruyama
advertising
Rieko Matsuki
advertising
Satoshi Matsushita
production cooperation
Yukiko Miyasaka
supervision
Hiroshi Miyashita
production cooperation
Keiko Miyazaki
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Kan Miyoshi
event manager
Yumiko Miyoshi
production desk
Yûichirô Mochizuki
supervising manager (as Yuichiro Mochizuki)
Masaki Morita
production cooperation
Yuri Morita
publishing
Naoya Moriya
production cooperation
Yûko Muranaka
production committee: Walt Disney Japan
Hajime Murata
advertising
Yoshikuni Murata
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Michiko Nagai
production cooperation
Minako Nagasawa
production affairs
Satoshi Nakano
production cooperation
Hirotaka Nakao
auditor
Atsuhiko Nakata
production cooperation
Daisuke Nishigata
production affairs
Yukari Nishikawa
advertising
Yumiko Nishimura
public relations
Keiko Niwa
production cooperation
Yukari Nomura
advertising
Yûko Nomura
supervision
Shinsuke Nonaka
production affairs manager
Hisanori Nukada
publishing
Sueko Numazawa
supervision
Kenzô Ochiai
event manager
Jun Okabe
production committee: KDDI
Tomoko Okada
production cooperation
Chiaki Okuda
producer's room
Hikaru Onoda
production committee: Toho
Hiroyuki Orihara
advertising
Hiroyuki Saitô
supervision
Mutsushi Saitô
publishing
Nobue Saitô
production cooperation
Shôichirô Saitô
advertising
Genji Sakai
advertising
Tayû Sakamoto
production assistant
Yoshichika Sakamoto
production cooperation
Satomi Sasaki
supervision
Tokuko Satô
supervision
Toshikazu Satô
production cooperation
Yûki Satô
production cooperation
Tsuneo Sawai
supervision
Taketoshi Sawatari
production cooperation
Seiichirô Sekine
production cooperation
Tadashi Setomitsu
production cooperation
Mion Shibuya
production assistant
Miyuki Shimamiya
supervision
Yoshishige Shimatani
production committee: Toho
Tôru Shinagawa
production affairs
Yukio Shinohara
advertising
Masahiro Shinoki
production cooperation
Nobuko Shiraki
producer's room
Takashi Suga
production committee: KDDI
Mami Sunada
production cooperation
Daizô Suzuki
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Masahiro Suzuki
supervision
Yasuhiro Suzuki
production cooperation
Masato Tachibana
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Shûhei Tadano
producer's room
Yukari Tai
publishing manager
Yoshio Takada
production committee: Dentsû
Akito Takahashi
advertising producer
Makoto Takahashi
production committee: KDDI
Masami Takahashi
production committee: Walt Disney Japan
Hideyuki Takai
production committee: Toho
Masumi Takakura
publishing
Noriko Takami
event manager
Satoko Takano
overseas promotion
Toshiya Takazaki
production committee: d-rights Inc.
Mikiko Takeda
overseas promotion manager
Noriyoshi Tamagawa
financial accounting manager
Chieko Tamura
producer's room
Chiyoshi Tanaka
event manager
Hideo Tanaka
production cooperation
Kiyoko Tsuge
supervision
Kazue Tsukagoshi
advertising
Takayuki Tsukagoshi
production committee: Walt Disney Japan
Chihiro Tsukue
public relations
Noriko Tsushi
overseas promotion
Aki Tsutagawa
advertising
Ryôko Tsutsui
event manager
Saori Uchida
supervision
Saori Ueda
advertising
Shinsaku Ueda
production cooperation
Taichi Ueda
production committee: Toho
Hitomi Ueno
production cooperation
Ayano Watanabe
advertising
Hiroshi Watanabe
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Jeffrey Wexler
overseas promotion manager
Masaru Yabe
advertising
Maiko Yahata
production cooperation
Hiroshi Yajima
advertising
Hirotaka Yamamoto
production cooperation
Michio Yamamoto
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Tamami Yamamoto
supervision
Toshihiro Yamamoto
production committee: Dentsû
Yukio Yamashita
production committee: Walt Disney Japan
Ryûhei Yamazaki
supervision
Kinuko Yano
production committee: KDDI
Mika Yasuda
character production development
Ken'ichi Yoda
production cooperation
Katsuhiko Yoshida
production cooperation
Kenji Yoshida
production cooperation
Keizô Yoshikawa
production cooperation
Yoshio Ôkubo
production committee: Nippon Television Network
Toshio Ômori
production committee: Hakuhôdô DY Media Partners
Tomofumi Ôtsuka
financial accounting / production accountant (as Tomofumi Otsuka)
Yoshito Ôyama
production cooperation

Thanks

David Freedman
special thanks
Tatsuo Hori
dedicatee
Jiro Horikoshi
dedicatee
Masao Horikoshi
gratitude
Nobuko Horikoshi
gratitude
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