Directed by
| Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | ||
Writing Credits
| Yasutaka Tsutsui | ... | (novel) and |
| Wataru Kenmochi | ... | (screenplay) |
| Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | ... | (dialogue) |
Cast (in credits order)
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Tomoyo Harada | ... | Kazuko Yoshiyama |
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Ryôichi Takayanagi | ... | Kazuo Fukamachi |
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Toshinori Omi | ... | Goro Horikawa |
| Toshie Negishi | ... | Naoko Tachibana | |
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Ittoku Kishibe | ... | Toshio Fukushima |
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Wakaba Irie | ... | Noriko Yoshiyama |
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Akiko Kitamura | ... | Sadako Horikawa |
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Yukari Tsuda | ... | Mariko Kamiya |
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Youko Yamashita | ... | Yoshiko Yoshiyama - age 7 |
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Taizoh Masumoto | ... | Takeo Haramichi |
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Mizu Arai | ... | Kazuko Yoshiyama - age 5 |
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Senjô Hirano | ... | Kazuo Fukamachi - age 5 |
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Nao Asuka | ... | Mourning Woman (as Izumi Asuka) |
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Takeshi Katô | ... | Goro Horikawa - age 5 |
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Maiko Ogawa | ... | Student A |
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Kiyomi Ishii | ... | Student B |
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Ken Naitoh | ... | Student C |
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Hiroe Oka | ... | Yoshiko Yoshiyama - age 18 |
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Makoto Naitô | ... | Tetsuo Yoshiyama |
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Yôichi Takabayashi | ... | Clock Shop Man |
| Ken Uehara | ... | Masaharu Fukamachi | |
| Takako Irie | ... | Tatsu Fukamachi | |
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Masataka Matsutôya | ... | Kazuo's Father (picture) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Haruki Kadokawa | ... | executive producer |
| Yorihiko Yamada | ... | producer |
| Kyôko Ôbayashi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Masataka Matsutôya | ||
Cinematography by
| Yoshitaka Sakamoto | ||
Editing by
| Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | ||
Art Direction by
| Kazuo Satsuya | ||
Set Decoration by
| Nobuhiro Akitagaya | ||
| Yoshinao Tanaka | ||
Makeup Department
| Chieko Okano | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Kazutaka Hattori | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Mie Kuwahara | ... | dolls producer |
| Michinori Sakamoto | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Akio Satô | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Ryûichi Takishima | ... | publicity producer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hideki Chiba | ... | assistant director |
| Tadashi Naitô | ... | first assistant director |
| Akira Nakamura | ... | assistant director |
| Yôjirô Nakamura | ... | assistant director |
| Shigeru Sakurada | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yoshio Fujii | ... | props |
| Chigumi Oobayashi | ... | assistant art director |
| Tatsuo Shimamura | ... | pictorial design |
| Yû Yamada | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Shôhei Hayashi | ... | sound designer |
| Shinji Hori | ... | music engineer |
| Kazumi Inamura | ... | sound |
| Ken Okazawa | ... | sound recordist |
| Toshiaki Suzuki | ... | sound recordist |
| Yoshio Watanabe | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Akikata Okada | ... | compositing |
| Takashi Yamada | ... | compositing |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kazuhito Eguchi | ... | lighting technician |
| Katsunori Endô | ... | still photographer |
| Shigeru Honda | ... | camera operator |
| Denichi Ikeda | ... | assistant camera |
| Keijirô Ishigaki | ... | lighting technician |
| Hirokazu Ishii | ... | camera operator |
| Kôji Isono | ... | assistant camera |
| Hideo Itô | ... | camera operator |
| Kunio Kojima | ... | assistant camera |
| Itsuya Matsushima | ... | lighting technician |
| Susumu Naniwa | ... | key grip |
| Hiromasa Obata | ... | lighting technician |
| Kenji Taniguchi | ... | lighting technician |
| Akio Watanabe | ... | gaffer |
Editorial Department
| Ayako Imura | ... | assistant editor |
Music Department
| Kou Ishikawa | ... | music producer |
| Tadao Takakuwa | ... | music producer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mihoko Kuroiwa | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Shôji Gôda | ... | driver |
| Yûzô Murayama | ... | driver |
| Masaki Oota | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Yasuhiro Handa | ... | coordinator |
| Yasutaka Oomoto | ... | voice trainer |
| Tsutomu Suga | ... | coordinator |
| Noriyuki Tanaka | ... | picture books |
| Tadanobu Unemoto | ... | coordinator |
