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Directed by
Sean S. Cunningham (segment "Jibaku")
Joe Dante (story segments "Wraparound")
John Gaeta (segment "My Twin, The Worm")
Monte Hellman (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
Ken Russell (segment "The Girl With Golden Breasts")
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Dennis Bartok (written by)

Cast (in credits order)

Jayce Bartok ... Andy (story segments "Wraparound")

Henry Gibson ... Tour Guide (story segments "Wraparound")

Lara Harris ... Julia (story segments "Wraparound")

Scott Lowell ... Henry (story segments "Wraparound")

Dick Miller ... Max (story segments "Wraparound")
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier ... Nathalie (story segments "Wraparound") / Martine (segment "My Twin, The Worm") (as Michele-Barbara Pelletier)

John Saxon ... Leo (story segments "Wraparound")

Rachel Veltri ... Phoebe (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Richard Ian Cox ... Doug (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")

Glynis Davies ... Nurse (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")

Scott Heindl ... Zack (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")

Rob deLeeuw ... Ben (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts") (as Rob De Leeuw)
Mina E. Mina ... Dr. Judith (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Winston Rekert ... Dr. Larry (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")

Ken Russell ... Dr. Lucy (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
John R. Taylor ... Dr. Charlotte (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Yoshinori Hiruma ... Seishin (segment "Jibaku")
Ryo Ishibashi ... Head Monk (segment "Jibaku")
Yôzaburô Itô ... Architect (segment "Jibaku") (as Yozaburo Ito)
Hisayoshi Kawamatsu ... Young Monk #1 (segment "Jibaku")
Kyûya Nakagawa ... Young Monk #2 (segment "Jibaku") (as Kyuya Nakagawa)
Aya Sugimoto ... Policewoman (segment "Jibaku")
Ashley Breger ... Girl in Photo #1 (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")

Amelia Cooke ... Nina (segment "Stanley"s Girlfriend")
Amy Markle ... Girl in Graveyard (segment "Stanley"s Girlfriend")
Andy Maton ... Old Stanley in Film (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")

Tahmoh Penikett ... Young Leo (segment "Stanley"s Girlfriend")

Tygh Runyan ... Young Stanley (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
Katrina Trotzuk ... Girl in Photo #2 (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")

Matreya Fedor ... Young Nathalie (segment "My Twin, The Worm")

Luke Macfarlane ... Vincent (segment "My Twin, The Worm")

Deanna Milligan ... Annie (segment "My Twin, The Worm")
Charles Siegel ... Martine's Father (segment "My Twin, The Worm")

Jerry Wasserman ... Dr. Stengel (segment "My Twin, The Worm")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Michasha Armstrong ... Police #1 (uncredited)
Richard Heaven ... Studio Executive (uncredited)
Jennifer Shirley ... Sister-in-law (uncredited)
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Produced by
Dennis Bartok .... producer
Michael Frislev .... executive producer
Misako Furukawa .... assistant line producer: Japan
Yoshifumi Hosoya .... producer
Joe Ikeda .... associate producer
Akira Ishii .... executive producer
Yasuyuki Iwanami .... associate producer
Takahiro Maeyama .... associate producer
Masakazu Nariai .... co-executive producer
Shinji Ogawa .... co-executive producer
Daisuke Ooka .... co-producer (as Daisuke O-Oka)
Masayuki Sano .... associate producer
Yasushi Shiina .... executive producer
Norihiko Tani .... executive producer
Masayuki Tanishima .... co-producer
Hironori Terashima .... associate producer
Masao Teshima .... co-executive producer
Christopher Tricarico .... co-executive producer
Hirosuke Usui .... associate producer
Masazumi Watanabe .... co-producer
Yuko Yoshikawa .... producer
Yoshihiro Yuhki .... line producer: Japan (as Yoshihiro Yuki)
 
Original Music by
Kenji Kawai 
 
Cinematography by
Zoran Popovic (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Marcus Manton 
 
Casting by
Candice Elzinga 
Susan Shopmaker 
 
Production Design by
Robb Wilson King 
 
Costume Design by
Toni Burroughs-Rutter  (as Toni Rutter)
 
Makeup Department
Jim Beinke .... key makeup effects creator
Ceilidh Dunn .... first assistant makeup artist: Vancouver
Honey Dawn Faircrest .... key hair stylist: Vancouver (as Honey-Dawn Faircrest)
Christina Furuya .... first assistant hair stylist: Vancouver
Mikiko Hayama .... key hair stylist: Japan
Mikiko Hayama .... makeup artist: Japan
Kerry Herta .... makeup artist: Los Angeles
Joanne Kinchella .... key makeup artist: Vancouver
Roy Knyrim .... makeup effects: Japan
Roy Knyrim .... makeup effects: Vancouver
Conor McCullagh .... key artist: Japan (as Conor Mccullagh)
Conor McCullagh .... key artist: Vancouver (as Conor Mccullagh)
Yoshie Nemoto .... assistant makeup artist: Japan
Cheryl Newman .... assistant makeup effects: Japan (as Cheryl Lynn Newman)
Bonnie 'Sam' Perrin .... hair stylist: Los Angeles
Cindy Phillips .... assistant makeup effects: Japan
Patricia Sweet .... hair assistant: Los Angeles
Vicki Syskakis .... assistant makeup effects: Vancouver
Akira Yamada .... key artist: Japan
 
Production Management
Patti Allen .... production manager: Vancouver
Karin Beck .... production manager: Los Angeles
Cheryl Buckman .... post-production supervisor
Yasushi Hashimoto .... production manager: Japan
Masatake Kondo .... production supervisor: Japan
Ian R. Smith .... production manager: Vancouver (as Ian Smith)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Francois Caillaud .... second assistant director: Los Angeles
Phil Chipera .... first assistant director: Vancouver
Tarnya Cook .... third assistant director: Vancouver
Cellin Gluck .... first assistant director: Los Angeles and Japan
Kathy Houghton .... second assistant director: Vancouver
Naoyoshi Kawamatsu .... second assistant director: Japan
Kyûya Nakagawa .... third assistant director: Japan (as Kyuya Nakagawa)
Seiji Okamura .... second assistant director: Japan
Hidetoshi Shinomiya .... fourth assistant director: Japan
 
Art Department
Adam Adamson .... set decorator: Los Angeles
Jeff Adamson .... set decorator: Los Angeles
Herman Alexander .... construction foreman: Vancouver
Evan Allen .... on-set props: Vancouver
Joanne Ando .... props: Los Angeles
Jule Baanstra .... art department coordinator: Vancouver
Jean Brophey .... on-set dresser: Vancouver
Jean Brophey .... set decorator: Los Angeles
Lucas T. Chadwick .... set dec buyer: Vancouver (as Lucas Chadwick)
Chris Chen .... web effects: Los Angeles
Miyuki Chikanaga .... on-set props: Japan
Michael Corrado .... art director: Vancouver
Jared Courter .... swing: Los Angeles
Michael T. Daigle .... scenic painter: Los Angeles (as Mike Daigel)
Harry Griffin-Beale .... construction coordinator: Vancouver (as Harry Grifin Beale)
Amrit Laura Gunhouse .... set designer: Vancouver
Hideo Gunji .... assistant art director: Japan
Jacob Hair .... storyboard artist: Jibaku
Kazuhisa Hatakeyama .... set dresser: Japan
Toshihiro Isomi .... art director: Japan
Julie Kearney .... swing: Los Angeles
Yasuhiro Kitaoka .... assistant art director: Japan
Hanna Libby .... set construction: Los Angeles
Sergio Mattei .... set dresser: Vancouver
Nathan May .... set construction: Los Angeles
Sara McCudden .... set decorator: Vancouver
John McIntosh .... head greens: Vancouver (as John Macintosh)
Matt Monroe .... art production assistant: Los Angeles
Amy Montgomery .... set decorator: Los Angeles
Jim Pate .... prop buyer
Kristie Pfeffinger .... set construction: Los Angeles (as Kristy Daigel)
Manfred Pino .... set decorator: Los Angeles
Keith Potter .... lead dresser: Vancouver
Brent Russell .... assistant set decorator: Vancouver
Sayuri Sato .... painter: Jigoku pictures, Japan
Hisae Shiina .... props master: Japan
Norm Spence .... head painter: Vancouver
Ric Walkington .... props master: Vancouver
Neil Westlake .... graphics: Vancouver
John Wilcox .... scenic artist
Darcy Wyness .... lead greens
Claire Yargeau .... props buyer: Vancouver
Rob Zanata .... lead painter: Vancouver (as Rob Zenata)
Clint Zoccoli .... model builder
 
Sound Department
Mark Benoit .... backgrounds editor (as Marc Benoit)
Jason Brooks .... boom operator: Los Angeles
Donald D. Brown .... boom operator: Vancouver (as Don Brown)
Richard Crooks .... backgrounds editor (as Rich Crooks)
Richard Crooks .... sound designer
Richard Crooks .... sound effects editor (as Rich Crooks)
Richard Crooks .... sound supervisor
Gary Day .... sound mixer: Los Angeles
Ewan Deane .... sound re-recording mixer
Peter Eliuk .... technical support
Masamichi Enokida .... assistant sound mixer: Japan
Amy Giammarco .... post audio coordinator
Dean Giammarco .... sound re-recording mixer
Will Hansen .... sound mixer: Los Angeles
Patrick Haskill .... sound effects editor (as Pat Haskill)
Daisuke Hayashi .... sound mixer: Japan
Robert Hunter .... adr recording mixer: DBC Sound (as Rob Hunter)
Robert Hunter .... technical support
Jamie Mahaffey .... sound effects editor
Roderick Matte .... boom operator: Vancouver (as Rodrick Matte)
Michael McGee .... sound mixer: Vancouver (as Michael Mcgee)
Christine McLeod .... dialogue editor (as Christine Mcleod)
Maureen Murphy .... foley artist
Patrick Rodman .... adr recording mixer: Bang Zoom Entertainment
Gordon Sproule .... foley mixer
Rin Takada .... boom operator: Japan
Shima Taniguchi .... boom operator: Japan
J. Martin Taylor .... foley editor
Anthony Tortorici .... adr engineer
Peter Eliuk .... assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Roy Knyrim .... creature effects: Japan
Roy Knyrim .... creature effects: Vancouver
David Paller .... best boy special effects: Vancouver (as Dave Paller)
Robert Paller .... special effects coordinator: Vancouver (as Rob Paller)
 
Visual Effects by
Andrew Bardusk .... visual effects: Chains
Bill Black .... visual effects post-production supervisor: 4 Ward Productions
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr. .... scanning supervisor: CosFX Films (as Cosmos Paul Bolger Jr.)
Roger Chingarian .... grip: 4 Ward Productions (as Roger Chinginian)
Henry Coccetti .... gaffer: 4 Ward Productions
Jim Davidson .... modeler: 4 Ward Productions
Elaine Edford .... visual effects producer: 4 Ward Productions
Matthew Foley .... digital artist: 11: 11 Mediaworks (as Matt Foley)
Brad Heiner .... grip: 4 Ward Productions
Steven Ilous .... visual effects supervisor
Brian A. Keane .... technical director: real-time render sequences (segment "My Twin, The Worm") (as Brian Keane)
Richard Kratt .... compositor: 11: 11 Mediaworks
Steven Lawrence .... lead 3D artist: 11: 11 Mediaworks
Robert Lukacs .... scanning technician: CosFX Films
Tom Martinez Jr. .... digital artist: 11: 11 Mediaworks
Pat McClung .... modeler: 4 Ward Productions (as Pat Mcclung)
Roger Nall .... digital effects artist
Rudy Poat .... visual effects designer: real-time render sequences (segment "My Twin, The Worm")
Joseph Schultz .... modeler: 4 Ward Productions
Jeff M. Sharar .... digital artist: 11: 11 Mediaworks (as Jeff Sharar)
Dennis Skotak .... digital processes: 4 Ward Productions
Robert Skotak .... special visual consultant
Robert Skotak .... visual effects supervisor
Tibor Szakaly .... director of photography: 4 Ward Productions (as Tibor Szakalay)
Clint Zoccoli .... modeler: 4 Ward Productions
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Takashi Abo .... stills photographer: Japan
Benny Alvarado .... best boy grip: Los Angeles
Bruno Bittner .... gaffer: Vancouver
Mike Branham .... key grip: Vancouver
Geoff Brown .... dolly grip: Vancouver (as Jeff Brown)
Jeff Bzowy .... best boy: Vancouver (as Jiff Bzowy)
Peter Carty .... first assistant camera: "a" camera, Vancouver
Patrick Crowley .... second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Enrique del Rio .... first assistant camera: "b" camera, Vancouver (as Enrique Del Rio)
Mike Dubé .... best boy electric: Vancouver (as Mike Dube)
Trevor Fulks .... grip: Los Angeles
Erik Gonzales .... electric: Los Angeles (as Erik Gonzalez)
Katsuyuki Hashimoto .... electrician: Japan
Hiroyuki Hatori .... rigging grip: Japan (as Hiroyuki Hattori)
Cory Hodson .... rigging gaffer: Vancouver (as Cory Hudson)
Bruce Hudson .... generator operator: Vancouver
Toshiyuki Ichihara .... key grip: Japan
Slobodan 'Boza' Ivanovic .... set photographer: Los Angeles
Hiroki Iwai .... electrician: Japan
Tsuyoshi Kage .... electrician: Japan
Masao Kanbayashi .... electrician: Japan
Keiji Kato .... electrician: Japan
Takayuki Kawabe .... best boy: Japan
Shinichiro Kikuta .... electrician: Japan
Kenji Kohinata .... electrician: Japan
Tetsuya Kondo .... focus puller: Japan
Matt Kubas .... key grip: Los Angeles
Mitsuyoshi Kuramoto .... best boy: Japan
Bruce Letterman .... grip: Los Angeles
Victor Macias .... Steadicam operator: Los Angeles
Otis Mannick .... dolly grip: Los Angeles
Andrew McLeod .... grip: Vancouver (as Andy Mcleod)
Sean C. Mehen .... loader: Los Angeles (as Sean Mehan)
Miljan Milovanovic .... second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Andrew Mueller .... gaffer: Los Angeles
Naoki Noda .... camera operator: "b" camera, Japan
Chooch Paglaro .... video playback: Vancouver
Ryuichi Sakai .... electrician: Japan
Steve Schierbeck .... lamp operator: Vancouver (as Steve 'Lumpy' Schierbeck)
Kayoko Shimura .... camera trainee: Japan
Ron Stuber .... second assistant camera: "a" camera, Vancouver
Krista Stumph .... camera trainee: Vancouver (as Christa Stumph)
Rick Taylor .... first assistant camera: Los Angeles
John Trujillo .... best boy electric: Los Angeles (as John E. Trujillo)
Yuji Wada .... gaffer: Japan
Makoto Watanabe .... director of photography: Los Angeles
Jim West .... electric: Los Angeles (as James West)
Azusa Yoshida .... film loader: Japan
Katie Yu .... stills photographer: Vancouver
Lohengrin Zapiain .... camera operator: "b" camera, Vancouver
Lohengrin Zapiain .... director of photography: second unit
Theo Zaviar .... lamp operator: Vancouver
 
Casting Department
Sandra-Ken Freeman .... extras casting: Vancouver (as Sandra Ken Freeman)
Erica Palgon .... casting assistant: New York
Alicia Scott .... extras casting director
Martina Smyth .... casting assistant: Vancouver (as Martina Smith)
Angel Trent .... casting assistant: New York
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephanie Buffington .... costumer: Los Angeles
Susan De Laval .... assistant costumer: Vancouver
Beverlee June Fix .... truck costumer: Vancouver (as Beverlee J. Fix)
Fumio Iwasaki .... wardrobe supervisor: Japan
Gillian Kieft .... set supervisor: Vancouver
Andre Stowe .... costume assistant: Los Angeles
 
Editorial Department
Megan Alter .... post-production assistant (as Megan Strulowitz)
Philip Beckner .... on-line editor (as Phil Beckner)
Stephen Beres .... chief technology officer
Cheryl Buckman .... first assistant editor: Vancouver
Andrea Chlebak .... technician: digital to 35mm, Digital Film Group
Michael Cioni .... digital intermediate supervisor
Chris Davies .... film recording supervisor: Digital Film Group
Paul Rehder .... on-line editor
Ian Vertovec .... digital intermediate artist
 
Music Department
Richard Crooks .... music editor (as Rich Crooks)
Kyohei Fukushiro .... recording engineer
Tomoko Hasebe .... assistant recording engineer
Fumito Hirata .... musician: a.piano
Akiko Ida .... musician coordinator
Shiro Itoh .... musician: drums (as Shiro Ito)
Toru Kase .... musician: bass
Kenji Kawai .... musician: keyboard and percussion
Shin Kazuhara .... musician: trumpet
Teruaki Kitagawa .... recording engineer
Kei Matsubara .... assistant recording engineer
Tomoko Nakano .... music production
Shigeharu Nakauchi .... assistant recording engineer (as Shigeru Nakauchi)
Mayumi Okuzawa .... music production (as Mayumi Okusawa)
Shigeru Otake .... musician coordinator
Charlton Singleton .... composer: jazz "Thoughts When (1 & 2 ")
Yuuki Sugawara .... musician: percussion
Sayuri Taguchi .... assistant recording engineer
Akira Uchida .... musician: strings (as Akira Uchida Group)
Kayoko Umeda .... assistant recording engineer
Ian Wheeler .... music producer: "Thoughts When (1 & 2 ")
Reiko Yasuda .... music production
Emi Ôkubo .... music production (as Emi Okubo)
 
Transportation Department
Anton Ali-Moffat .... driver: honey wagon, Vancouver
John Buckley .... driver: hair/M-UP/wardrobe, Vancouver
Chris Burton .... driver: Los Angeles
Dana Christiansen .... driver: honey wagon, Vancouver (as Dana Christenson)
Kam Dhesi .... transportation captain: Vancouver
Jose Elias Felix .... grip driver: Los Angeles (as Jose Felix)
Dean Fitzpatrick .... transportation coordinator: Vancouver
John Fitzpatrick .... driver: cast, Vancouver
Keita Hara .... driver: Japan
Masakazu Ishii .... driver: Japan
Sakae Ito .... driver: Japan
Shigeo Kawaguchi .... driver: Japan
Hidekazu Kishii .... driver: Japan
Rick Menzul .... driver: cast, Vancouver
Toshiaki Nomura .... driver: Japan
Jim Papadogambros .... driver: cast, Vancouver
Kirk Roberts .... driver: Los Angeles
Brent Simpson .... driver: cable truck, Vancouver
Reggie Singh .... transportation co-captain: Vancouver
John Sorenson .... driver: cast, Vancouver (as John Sorrenson)
 
Other crew
Hannah Rita Rose Amar .... office production assistant
Céline Ameslon .... assistant: Monte Hellman, Vancouver
Michael Battaglia .... utility stand-in: male, Los Angeles
Jay Daniel Beechinor .... assistant to producers: Vancouver
Cameron Caskie .... assistant chef: Vancouver
Doran Chandler .... legal services: Vancouver, Roberts and Stahl
Andrea Chlebak .... main title design
Peter Chlebak .... main title design
Ryan Clarke .... epk producer: Vancouver
David Costello .... production assistant
Blake Crawford .... stand-in: Mr.Lowell, Japan
Jeannine Dupuy .... script supervisor: Vancouver
Alison Eng .... post-production accountant: Vancouver
Claude Forest .... insurance broker
Rigel Galera .... production assistant: Los Angeles
Danny Galsworth .... production assistant: Los Angeles
Randy Gannon .... craft service: Los Angeles
Michael Garvey .... production assistant
Koichi Hattori .... location manager: Japan
Graham Hill .... chef: Vancouver
Haylee Hubscher .... production assistant: assistant director, Vancouver
Yuichiro Inagaki .... epk supervisor: Japan
Toshihiro Itagaki .... location coordinator: Izu, Japan
Shinji Iwashita .... additional locations: Japan
Sayuri Kanamori .... stand-in: Miss Harris, Japan
Jimmy Kitaji .... production assistant: Japan
Josh Knepper .... production assistant: Los Angeles
Craig J. Lane .... first assistant production coordinator: Vancouver
Nanette K. Martin .... script supervisor: Los Angeles (as Nanette Martin)
Keith McQuiggan .... second assistant production coordinator: Vancouver
Jason Miller .... photo double: Leo, Los Angeles
Maki Mitsuhashi .... production coordinator: Japan
Mihoko Mizohata .... location coordinator: Japan
Andrew Moore .... assistant location manager: Vancouver
Sean Muramatsu .... coach: English, Mr. Ishibashi, Japan (as Sean Muramatsu)
Robert Musnicki .... utility stand-in: male, Vancouver
Christina Ollson .... production assistant
Martina Palaskov-Begov .... assistant to producers: Japan
Sandy Reynolds .... craft service: Vancouver
Sandy Reynolds .... first aid: Vancouver
Michael Rosser .... production coordinator: Vancouver
Natalia Santamaria .... location representative: Universal, Los Angeles
Kazuko Shingyoku .... script supervisor: Japan
Shohei Shiozaki .... production assistant: Japan
Kelli Tager .... utility stand-in: female, Los Angeles
Kayoko Takahashi .... assistant to producers: Los Angeles
Karen Tony .... accountant: Vancouver
Shelby Tony .... assistant accountant: Vancouver
Lisi Tribble .... assistant: Ken Russell, Vancouver (as Elize Russell)
Christopher Tricarico .... legal
Atsuko Tsukamoto .... assistant: Sean Cunningham, Japan
Takahisa Uchida .... location coordinator: Izu, Japan
Nina Van Den Boogaard .... utility stand-in: female, Vancouver
Scooby Vincent .... key production assistant (as Michelle Vincent)
Shelby Wagner .... intern: Los Angeles
Darcy Wild .... location manager: Vancouver
Set Yamamoto .... production coordinator: Los Angeles
 
Thanks
Susan Bartok .... special thanks
Budd Boetticher .... very special thanks
Hubert Cornfield .... special thanks
André De Toth .... very special thanks
Richard Fleischer .... very special thanks
Thierry Frémaux .... special thanks
Kinji Fukasaku .... very special thanks
Takako Fumia .... special thanks
Stuart Gordon .... special thanks
Val Guest .... very special thanks
Douglas Holliston .... special thanks
Moira Holmes .... special thanks
Junko Kusunoki .... special thanks
Joe Massot .... very special thanks
Allan Moyle .... special thanks
Rhoda Rieger .... special thanks: City National Bank
Pierre Rissient .... special thanks
Max Rosenberg .... very special thanks
Eli Roth .... special thanks
Charlton Singleton .... special thanks
Yuko Tanioka .... special thanks
Dan Walton .... special thanks
Ian Wheeler .... special thanks
Richard White .... special thanks
Yoshinori Yoshikawa .... special thanks
 

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