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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Katsuhiro Ôtomo
supervising director

Written By

Katsuhiro Ôtomo
screenplay / manga
Izô Hashimoto
screenplay

Cast

Mitsuo Iwata
Shôtarô Kaneda
Nozomu Sasaki
Tetsuo Shima
Kôichi Kitamura
Lady Miyako / Committee A
Michihiro Ikemizu
Inspector / Committee I
Tarô Arakawa
Eiichi Watanabe / Army / Committee G / Committee H
Masayuki Katô
Engineer Sakiyama / Committee D
Yôsuke Akimoto
Harukiya Bartender
Masato Hirano
Yûji Takeyama / Spy / Terrorist / Committee F
Yukimasa Kishino
Mitsuru Kuwata / Assistant / Shimazaki / Committee B / Terrorist
Kazuhiro Kandô
Masaru (No. 27)
Tatsuhiko Nakamura
Takashi (No. 26)
Fukue Itô
Kiyoko (No. 25)
Issei Futamata
Additional Voices
Kôzô Shioya
Miyako Follower
Michitaka Kobayashi
Additional Voices
Hideyuki Umezu
Additional Voices
Satoru Inagaki
Additional Voices
Tarô Ishida
Colonel Shikishima
Mizuho Suzuki
Doctor Ônishi
Cam Clarke
Kaneda (1989) / Scientist 2 (1989) / Sakiyama (1989) / Councilman 1 (1989)
Steve Kramer
Roy (1989) / School Disciplinarian (1989) / Man Leading People to 'Akira' (1989) / SOL Techs (1989) / Stadium Soldiers (1989) / Tech Requesting Ground Forces (1989) / Bridge Soldier 2 (1989) / Priest (1989) / Man Declaring Akira's Return (1989) / Tank Pilot (1989) / Man on Insider's Phone (1989) / Radio Relayer (1989) / Intrusion Reporter (1989) / Man on Vehicle's Radio 2 (1989) / Man on Vehicle's Radio 1 (1989) / Building Clearance Tech (1989) / Councilman 5 (1989)
Lewis Arquette
Doctor Onishi (1989) / Councilman 2 (1989) / Senator (1989) / Clown (1989) / Crowd Skeptic (1989) / Resistance 1 (1989) / Gawker (1989)
Barbara Goodson
Takashi (1989) / Kaori (1989) / Councilman 4 (1989) / Groupie Orange 2 (1989) / Groupie Darker Brunette (1989) / Female Anchor (1989) / Additional Voices
Jan Rabson
Tetsuo (1989) / Yuji Takeyama (1989) / Gang 4 (1989) / Councilman 6 (1989)
Tony Pope
Col. Shikishima (1989) / Yama (1989) / Resistance Member 3 (1989) / Insider (1989) / Interrogator 1 (1989) / Sewer Vehicle Pilot (1989) / Revolutionary with Grenade (1989) / Waiter (1989) / Building Alarm Announcement (1989) / Bombing Announcement (1989) / Unit 375 Cop (1989) / Gang Member 5 (1989) / Barriers Announcement (1989) / Shimazaki (1989) / Mitsuru Kuwata (1989) / Bartender (1989)
Lara Cody
Kay (1989) / Restaurant Woman (1989) / Lighter Brunette Groupie 1 (1989)
Bob Bergen
Masaru (1989) / Kai (1989) / Gang Member 2 (1989) / Sewer Cop 2 (1989) / Male Nurse (1989) / Arrest Officer (1989) / Restaurant Man (1989) / Eiichi Watanabe (1989) / Inspector (1989) / Junkie (1989) / Gawkers (1989) / Councilman 7 (1989)
Melora Harte
Kiyoko (1989)
L. Michael Haller
Councilman 3 (1989) / Additional Voices (1989)
Wally Burr
Resistance Member 2 (1989) / Stadium Soldier 2 (1989) / Radio Reporter (1989) / Tank Cannon Operator (1989) / Male Newscaster (1989) / Scientist 1 (1989) / Bridge Soldier 1 (1989) / Additional Voices (1989)
Julie Phelan
Lighter Brunette Gang Groupie 2 (1989) / Female Nurse (1989) / Secretary (1989)
Eddie Frierson
Additional Voices (1989) / Eiichi Watanabe (2001) / Gang Member (2001)
Brad Wurst
Additional Voices (1989)
Bruce Winant
Gang Member (1989) / Additional Voices (1989)
Johnny Yong Bosch
Kaneda (2001)
Joshua Seth
Tetsuo (2001)
Wendee Lee
Kei (2001)
Sandy Fox
Kiyoko (2001)
Jamieson Price
Colonel (2001)
Cody MacKenzie
Takashi (2001)
Bob Buchholz
Ryu (2001)
Kirk Thornton
Scientist 1 (2001)
Chloe Thornton
Additional Voices (2001)
Detroit Louie
Additional Voices (2001)
Matthew Mercer
Additional Voices (2001)
Matt Adler
Walla (2001)
Michael Lindsay
Yamagata (2001)
Michael Sorich
Supreme Executive Council E (2001)
Michael Forest
Supreme Executive Council A (2001)
Mike Reynolds
Nezu (2001)
Paul St. Peter
Takashi Crowd Soldier 2 (2001) / Supreme Executive Council H (2001) / Man Declaring Akira's Return (2001) / Interrogator 2 (2001) / Nurse's Guard 1 (2001)
Paul Carr
Old Man Secretary (2001)
Patricia Ja Lee
Groupie 3 (2001)
Mona Marshall
Additional Voices (2001)
Michael McConnohie
Resistance Member 2 (2001)
Michelle Ruff
Kaori (2001)
Peter Lurie
Firing Squad Leader (2001)
Peter Doyle
Operator (2001)
Peter Spellos
Supreme Executive Council B (2001)
Robert Axelrod
Shimazaki (2001)
Rebecca Forstadt
Female Newscaster 2 (2001) / Additional Voices (2001)
Steve Staley
Radio Reporter 1 (2001) / Stadium Soldier 2 (2001) / Male Newscaster (2001) / Arrest Officer (2001) / Inspector (2001)
Derek Stephen Prince
Man Leading People to Akira (2001) / Man on Vehicle's Radio 1 (2001) / Radio Reporter 2 (2001)
Steve Blum
Male Nurse (2001) / Radio Reporter 3 (2001) / Resistance Member 1 (2001)
Skip Stellrecht
Mitsuru Kuwata (2001) / Gang Member 4 (2001)
Simon Prescott
The Doctor (2001)
Ted Rae
Eiichi Watanabe (2001)
Tony Oliver
Red Revenging Clown (2001) / Drug Customer (2001) / Helicopter Soldier 1 (2001) / Barriers Announcement (2001) / Nurse's Guard 2 (2001) / Interrogation Room Cop (2001) / Unit 375 Cop (2001) / Radio Relayer (2001) / Sewer Vehicle Pilot (2001) / Army (2001)
William Bassett
Principal (2001)
Kurt P. Wimberger
Additional Voices (2001)
Lisa Tarulli
Additional Voices (2001)
Jessica Gee-George
Council Connection's Secretary (2001)
Joe Romersa
Clown (2001) / Additoinal Voices (2001)
John Snyder
Bartender (2001)
Jonathan C. Osborne
Gang Member 3 (2001) / Gawker (2001)
Josh Gerhardt
Additional Voices (2001)
Julie Ann Taylor
Groupie 1 (2001)
Kevin Brief
Supreme Executive Council G (2001)
Mike Lembaw
Tank Commander (2001)
Gavin Glennon
Soldiers (2001) / Additional Voices (2001)
Doug Stone
Supreme Executive Council F (2001)
Dyanne DiRosario
Groupie 2 (2001)
Emilie de Azevedo Brown
Female Newscaster 1 (2001) / Female Nurse (2001)
Ezra Weisz
Clown (2001) / Operator (2001)
Christopher Carroll
Takashi Crowd Soldier 3 (2001) / Helipad Soldier 2 (2001) / Supreme Executive Council I (2001)
David Ellenstein
Tank Commander (2001) / Soldier (2001)
Dan Lorge
Supreme Executive Council C (2001)
Dan Woren
Bonfire Speaker (2001)
Dana Craig
Sakiyama (2001)

Produced By

Yoshimasa Mizuo
associate producer
Sawako Noma
executive producer

Cinematography

Katsuji Misawa
director of photography

Sound

Susumu Aketagawa
sound recording director
Shizuo Kurahashi
sound effects supervisor
Masafumi Mima
assistant to sound recording director
Mikio Mori
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Yukie Naito
sound recording engineer
Kozo Ogata
sound recording production manager
Toyo Onkyo
foley artist
Tetsuo Segawa
sound recording supervisor
Toshifumi Seike
sound recording engineer
Kenji Shibasaki
foley artist
Tokuya Shimada
sound recording producer
Keiji Urata
sound recording architect

Art Direction

Makeup

Vijay Shrivastav
key makeup artist

Special Effects

Takashi Maekawa
special effect artist
Noriko Takaya
special effects backgrounds

Visual Effects

Yuriko Amemiya
computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Ryoichiro Debuchi
computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Chie Furubayashi
computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Yukiko Katsuya
computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Howard Lukk
HD project engineer: 2001 Pioneer English version
Svea Macek
subtitle graphics: 1993 Streamline English subtitled version
Naoko Motoyoshi
computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Mark Nakamine
telecine colorist: 2001 Pioneer English version

Assistant Director

Hiroyuki Ishidô
assistant director
Norihiko Sutô
assistant director

Production Management

Yoichi Ikeda
production manager
Yokinori Sakai
production manager
Takahisa Yokomizo
production manager

Animation

Miyuki Aoki
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Hiroyuki Aoyama
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Kôichi Arai
key animator
Mariko Araki
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Seiko Azuma
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Shusaku Chiba
inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Katsumoto Ehara
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Toyoaki Emura
key animator
Masaaki Endô
key animator
Yukari Fujii
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Yoshiko Fujita
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Atsushi Fujitsuka
ink and paint supervisor
Yoshiyuki Fukuda
inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Atsuko Fukushima
key animator
Akira Furuya
background artist: Studio Uni
Makiko Futaki
key animator
Hideki Futamura
key animator
Kenji Hachizaki
key animator / key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Hirofumi Haginiwa
background artist: Baku Production
Shunsuke Harada
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Katsufumi Hariu
background artist: Studio Fuga
Kôichi Hashimoto
key animator
Shinji Hashimoto
key animator
Fukiko Hashizume
background artist: Ishigaki Production
Masako Hayashi
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Norihiro Hiraki
background artist: Studio Fuga
Emiko Hirama
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Teiji Hiramatsu
inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Satoshi Hirayama
key animator
Tôru Hishiyama
background artist: Studio Fuga
Osamu Honda
background artist: Baku Production
Kaoru Honma
background artist: Ishigaki Production
Toshiaki Hontani
key animator
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
key animator
Sanae Ichioka
background artist: Studio Fuga
Akiyoshi Iijima
background artist: Studio Uni
Takuya Iinuma
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Kazuyuki Iizuka
inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Michiko Ikeuchi
color key stylist
Tatsuo Imamura
background artist: Baku Production
Toshiyuki Inoue
key animator
Junko Isaka
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Takayuki Ishizuka
inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Mika Isuda
ink and paint artist
Masatoshi Kai
background artist: Studio Fuga
Nobuo Kamaki
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Kenji Kamiyama
background artist: Studio Fuga
Yoshinori Kanada
key animator
Jirô Kanai
key animator
Yoshi Kanajima
background artist: Ishigaki Production
Yuriko Kashiwakura
ink and paint checker
Kenichi Katsui
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Takashi Kawaguchi
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Toshio Kawaguchi
key animator
Yumiko Kawaguchi
ink and paint artist
Naoko Kawakami
ink and paint artist
Kôji Kawasaki
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Akiko Kawauchi
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Yoshiji Kigami
key animator / key animator
Mayumi Kimura
ink and paint artist
Shinji Kimura
background artist: Kobayashi Production
Kazuhiro Kinoshita
background artist: Ishigaki Production
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
key animator
Mariko Kobayashi
background artist: Studio Fuga
Asako Kodaira
background artist: Studio Fuga
Hinako Komatsu
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Hisahiko Komiya
animation checker
Tsuyoshi Konakawa
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Mamoru Konno
background artist: Ishigaki Production
Miyuki Kudo
background artist: Studio Fuga
Yoshiko Kuriihara
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Satoshi Kuroda
background artist: Studio Fuga
Tatsuya Kushida
background artist: Studio Fuga
Yûko Kusumoto
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Jirô Kôno
background artist: Studio Uni
Kitarô Kôsaka
key animator
Hisashi Makiyoshi
animation check: assistant
Koichi Maruyama
key animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Toshihiko Masuda
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Shôichi Masuo
key animator
Kyôko Matsubara
key animator
Yoshiaki Matsuo
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Yoshinobu Michihata
key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Yukihiko Michimoto
ink and paint artist
Tomoko Mitsui
ink and paint artist
Hiroyuki Mitsumoto
background artist: Ishigaki Production
Yuichi Miura
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Kaori Miyagawa
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Mitsuharu Miyamae
background artist: Baku Production
Minako Mori
ink and paint artist
Kôji Morimoto
assistant to chief animator
Hiroyuki Morita
animation check: assistant
Masato Mukai
inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Miyuki Murai
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Mitsunori Murata
animation checker
Seiji Muta
key animator
Osamu Nabeshima
key animator
Midori Nagaoka
inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Yasuchika Nagaoka
key animator

Editorial

Hiroshi Adachi
assistant editor

Other

Jerry Beck
special thanks: FUNimation release
Carl Macek
special thanks: FUNimation release
Svea Macek
special thanks: FUNimation release

Music Department

Sugata Ida Bagus
musician: "Balinese tantra"
Yukihiro Issoh
musician: "Noh performance: Fue Kata"
Tsuyoshi Kon
musician: electric guitar
Junzo Miyamasu
musician: "Noh performance: Tsuzumi Kata"
Tokihiko Morishita
musician: keyboard
Keiji Muraki
music recording director
Takashi Namba
musician: keyboard
Kenji Ni-ina
musician: synthesizer "EMU"
Nobu Saito
musician: percussion
Nobuyuki Shirasaka
musician: "Noh performance: Ohkawa Kata"
Shirô Sasaki
music recording director
Hideo Takada
music recording engineer
Kunihiko Tominaga
musician: synthesizer
Hideo Yamaki
musician: drums
Shôji Yamashiro
conductor / musical director
Masamichi Yamazaki
musician: "Noh performance: Shite Kata"
Heizo Yoda
music recording engineer
Keiichiro Yoshioka
music recording engineer
Kiyoshi Yoshitani
musician: "Noh performance: Taiko Kata"
Akihiko Ôno
musical editor

Camera Department

Yuki Asaine
animation camera: Asahi Production
Kazuta Furubayashi
animation camera: Asahi Production
Hajime Hasegawa
animation camera: Toms Photo
Yoichi Hasegawa
animation camera: Asahi Production
Kazunari Ichinozuka
animation camera: Toms Photo
Atsuko Itô
animation camera: Toms Photo
Shûichi Itô
animation camera: Asahi Production
Hiroshi Kanai
animation camera: Toms Photo
Ken'ichi Kobayashi
animation camera: Toms Photo
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
animation camera: Toms Photo
Hiroyuki Matsuzawa
animation camera: Asahi Production
Hitoshi Nishiyama
animation camera: Toms Photo
Takashi Nomura
animation camera: Toms Photo
Takahisa Ogawa
animation camera: Toms Photo
Kazunobu Okeda
animation camera: Asahi Production
Atsushi Okui
animation camera: Asahi Production
Tôru Osakabe
animation camera: Asahi Production
Akio Saitô
animation camera: Asahi Production
Yukinori Sakai
animation camera: Asahi Production
Hitoshi Shirao
animation camera: Toms Photo
Hideko Takahashi
animation camera: Asahi Production
Moriyuki Terashita
animation camera: Toms Photo
Hiroshi Toki
animation camera: Asahi Production
Toshiyuki Umeda
animation camera: Asahi Production
Atsushi Yoshino
animation camera: Toms Photo
Hironori Yoshino
animation camera: Toms Photo
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