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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Ron Bass
screenplay
Scott Hicks
screenplay

Cast

Ethan Hawke
Ishmael Chambers
Yûki Kudô
Hatsue Miyamoto
Reeve Carney
Young Ishmael Chambers
Anne Suzuki
Young Hatsue Imada
Rick Yune
Kazuo Miyamoto
Max von Sydow
Nels Gudmundsson
James Rebhorn
Alvin Hooks
James Cromwell
Judge Fielding
Richard Jenkins
Sheriff Art Moran
Arija Bareikis
Susan Marie Heine
Eric Thal
Carl Heine Jr.
Celia Weston
Etta Heine
Daniel von Bargen
Carl Heine Sr.
Akira Takayama
Hisao Imada
Ako
Fujiko Imada
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Zenhichi Miyamoto
Zak Orth
Deputy Abel Martinson
Max Wright
Horace Whaley
Sam Shepard
Arthur Chambers
Caroline Kava
Helen Chambers
Jan Rubes
Ole Jurgensen
Sheila Moore
Liesel Jurgensen
Zeljko Ivanek
Dr. Whitman
Seiji Inouye
Young Kazuo Miyamoto
Saemi Nakamura
Sumiko Imada
Mika Fujii
Yukiko Imada
Dwight McFee
Bus Driver
Henry O
Nagaishi
Myles Ferguson
German Soldier
Noah Heney
Ship's Doctor
A. Arthur Takemoto
Buddhist Priest
Larry Musser
Gas Station Attendant
Jamie Kang
Singing Girl
Lili Marshall
Strawberry Girl
Lisa Mena
Strawberry Woman
Jethro Heysen-Hicks
Parade Boy with Stick
Peter Crook
Fisherman
Ron Snyder
Fisherman
Mark Farrell
Fisherman
Jay Brazeau
Reporter
Tom Scholte
Reporter
Adam Pospisil
Heine Child
John Brynelsen
Heine Child
Sean Akira
Man in the Courtroom
Bart Anderson
Principal
Robert J. Burke Jr.
Tarawa Marine
Don 'Tex' Clark
Staff Sergeant

Produced By

Ron Bass
producer
Carol Baum
executive producer
David Guterson
co-producer
Kerry Heysen
associate producer
Lloyd A. Silverman
executive producer
Richard Vane
co-producer

Cinematography

Robert Richardson
director of photography

Sound

Christopher Barron
digital transfer: Skywalker Sound
Eric Batut
production sound mixer
Thomas Brandau
sound mixer: Los Angeles tank crew
Steve Burgess
foley mixer / foley recordist
Craig Carter
dialogue editor
Hank Corwin
sound design: Soundfirm Australia
Gethin Creagh
sound mixer: Soundfirm Australia
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer
Ella Fairbairn
sound assistant
Will Gethen-Jones
cableman: Los Angeles tank crew
Antony Gray
sound effects editor
Jonathan Greber
transfer supervisor: Skywalker Sound
Scott Heysen
sound effects recordist
David C. Hughes
assistant effects editor
Rick Kline
re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
Richard LeGrand Jr.
supervising sound editor: US conform
Frank Lipson
sound effects editor
Gerry Long
foley artist
Shawn Murphy
re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
Andy Neil
adr recordist / mix assistant
Mark Pendergraft
re-recordist: Skywalker Sound
John Penders
supervising effects editor
Michael Playfair
sound utility
Maureen Rodbard-Bean
sound effects editor
Ronald G. Roumas
machine room supervisor: Skywalker Sound
Andy Rovins
boom operator: Los Angeles tank crew
Livia Ruzic
supervisng adr editor
Roger Savage
sound mixer: Soundfirm Austraalia
Dee Selby
digital transfer: Skywalker Sound
Kent Sparling
mix technician: Skywalker Sound / assistant re-recording mixer
Randy Thom
re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
John Torrijos
video services: Skywalker Sound
Nancy Tracy
adr assistant
Christian von Burkleo
video services: Skywalker Sound
Danielle Wiessner
sound effects editor
Kelly Zombor
boom operator
Jeff Hamon
adr mixer: Vancouver
Colin O'Neill
digital audio technician: Skywalker Sound
Steve Romanko
technical staff: Skywalker Sound

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

William Arnold
supervising art director

Set Design

Costumes

Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Costume Designer

Makeup

Tammy Baker
makeup artist
James D. Brown
key hair stylist
Robaire Charbonneau
hair stylist: Washington/Los Angeles
Rita Ciccozzi
makeup artist
Ann Clifford
on-set prosthetics: FXSmith, Inc.
Rosalina Da Silva
key makeup artist
Caroline De Mooy
painter: FXSmith, Inc.
Ray Evenhouse
key prosthetics: FXSmith, Inc.
Nadia Felker
makeup artist: Washington/Los Angeles
RaMona Fleetwood
hair stylist
David Fowler
prosthetics: FXSmith, Inc.
Donna Gliddon
prosthetics: wigs and hair, FXSmith, Inc.
Catherine Graham
assistant hair stylist
Norma Hill-Patton
key makeup artist
Stephanie Keiler
hair stylist: Washington/Los Angeles
Marianne Lovink
painter: FXSmith, Inc.
Thom MacIntyre
hair stylist
Mike Makishuck
key prosthetics: FXSmith, Inc.
Jack Niven
key painter: FXSmith, Inc.
Evan Penny
key sculptor: FXSmith, Inc.
Gordon J. Smith
prosthetics coordinator: FXSmith, Inc. / prosthetics designer: FXSmith, Inc.
Margaret Solomon
makeup artist
Joe Ventura
sculptor: FXSmith, Inc.
John Ciccone
Additional Music Research
Selina Jayne
additional makeup artist
Warren Lewis
hair stylist
Sharon Markell
assistant hair stylist

Special Effects

William Aldridge
special effects coordinator: Washington/Los Angeles
André Dominguez
special effects best boy
Guy Faria
special effects supervisor: Washington/Los Angeles
Louie Lantieri
special effects supervisor: Los Angeles tank crew
Michael Lantieri
special effects supervisor: Los Angeles tank crew
Lars Lenander
special effects head fabricator
Matt McDonnell
special effects: Los Angeles tank crew
Clay Orr
special effects assistant
William H. Orr
special effects coordinator
Jak Osmond
special effects assistant
John Ossello
special effects: Los Angeles tank crew
Ritchie Ratcliff
special effects: Washington/Los Angeles
Bruce Scott
special effects buyer
Grant Smith
special effects technician
Mike Splatt
special effects technician
Andrew Verhoeven
special effects assistant
Chris L. Ward
special effects: Los Angeles tank crew
Ray L. Wilkerson
special effects technician
Teresa Wilkinson
special effects buyer

Visual Effects

Bill Houston Ball
matchmove artist
Alfredo R. Barcia
film scanning and recording technician: SPI
David Beasley
modelmaker: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Lydia Bottegoni
visual effects producer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Debbie Denise
executive visual effects producer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Greg Derochie
compositing artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Jason Dowdeswell
lead technical designer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Dave Ferris Emery
lead modelmaker: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Thomas F. Ford IV
high speed compositing digital production manager: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Doug Forrest
high speed compositing digital artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Layne Friedman
compositing artist: SPI
Andy Garcia
lead technical assistant: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Bart Giovanetti
computer graphics supervisor: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Richard Graves
high speed compositing technical assistant: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Lindsay Hallett
visual effects coordinator: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Ivo Horvat
matte artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Rob House
technical designer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Benjamin Jacobe
systems engineer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Martin A. Kline
visual effects art director: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Janet Lewin
visual effects coordinator: ILM
Ned Martin
camera technician: Vista Vision, Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Paul McGhee
lead scanner operator: SPI
M. Scott McKee
compositing artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Jim Morris
senior staff: ILM
Rachel Nicoll
compositing artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Shannon Noble
high speed compositing digital artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Kerry Nordquist
digital painter: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Phil Notaro
model shop supervisor: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Michael Olague
visual effects gaffer
Loree Perrett
rotoscope artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Derrick Quarles
lead film recording technician: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Stephen Rosenbaum
visual effects supervisor: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
David Alexander Smith
technical designer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Kristen Trattner
high speed compositing digital artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Laurence Treweek
lead technical designer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Mark Weatherbe
modelmaker: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Barry Weiss
senior staff: SPI
Guy T. Wiedmann
visual effects editor: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Jason Dost
digital recording operator
Taigne Hammock
resource administrator
Anthony Harris
visual effects timing coordinator
Lloyd Hess
technical support
George Sakellariou
production engineering: ILM
Chuck Shuman
director of photography: miniatures
Katrina Stovold
digital plate restorator
Attila Veress
film scanner operator
Alex Whang
matchmover/modeler: SPI

Assistant Director

Paul Barry
second assistant director
Katterli Frauenfelder
first assistant director
Blair Freeman-Marsh
second second assistant director
Jacquie Gould
second assistant director
Timothy J. Lonsdale
key second assistant director: second unit
Frank Marshall
second unit director
Michelle Parvin
dga trainee: Washington/Los Angeles
Andrew M. Robinson
second second assistant director
Gregory Rosati
dgc trainee
Brent Stanton
DGA trainee: tank crew, Los Angeles
Rebecca Strickland Weathersby
second assistant director: Washington/Los Angeles
Jennifer Wilkinson
second second assistant director: Washington/Los Angeles
Wayne Witherspoon
second assistant director: Washington/Los Angeles
Darrell Woodard
second assistant director: tank crew, Los Angeles

Production Management

Patti Allen
unit production manager
Paul Pav
production supervisor
John D. Schofield
unit production manager: tank crew, Los Angeles
Charles Skouras III
unit production manager: Washington/Los Angeles

Art Department

John G. Anderson
labor foreman
David Asmodeus
props buyer
Lisa Bellero
paint foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
Brent Borrowman
scenic painter
David M. Bowen
set dresser
David Stanley Brand
labor foreman
Mary Buri
second leadperson
Scott Calderwood
set dresser
Doug Carnegie
set decorator buyer
Lubor Cencak
scenic artist
James H. Chow
property master
Scott Clatney
scenic painter
Brady J. Condit
set dresser: Washington
Dave Conway
construction foreman
Felicity Coonan
calligrapher
Gary DeWitt
construction coordinator: Washington/Los Angeles
Richard Dobbin
labor foreman
Ross Drummond
scenic painter
Lee Drummond-Hay
scenic artist
Laurie Edmundson
set dresser
Matthew D. Egan
set foreman
Steven E. Eyrse
stand-by painter: Washington/Los Angeles
Robert Foley
scenic artist
Nancy Ford
assistant art director
Mindy Frank
propmaker: Washington/Los Angeles
Allan Galajda
set designer
Larry Gonsalves
set dresser
Gillian Goodman
props buyer
Peter Gornstein
concept artist
John Hamilton
paint foreman
Chris Hayward
stand-by painter
Erich Hepnar
head greens
Bart C. Hubenthal
set dresser: Los Angeles tank crew
G. Andrew Hussey
set dresser
Ted Jahntz
scenic painter
Brian Jennings
scenic painter
Joseph C. Kelley
labor foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
Teresa Kelly
scenic artist
Barry Kootchin
head scenic artist
Ken Laderoute
carpenter
Steve Lamare
on-set dresser
Catherine Leighton
prop assistant
Charles Leitrants
construction coordinator
Terry Lewis
lead set dresser
Philip Lunt
lead greens
Randy Martens
greens supervisor: Washington/Los Angeles
Jayne Mason
scenic artist
Russell Mastine
scenic artist
Max Matsuoka
props assistant
Christopher McAdam
scenic painter
Sheila Millar
art department coordinator
Paul Mulder
assistant property master
Vaughn Murinko
construction foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
David R. Murray
lead carpenter
Rick J. Myers
propmaker: Washington/Los Angeles
John Naehrlich
set dresser: Los Angeles tank crew
Audra Neil
set dresser
Herb Noseworthy
set dresser
Roderick Nunnally
paint supervisor: Washington/Los Angeles
Rick Patterson
set dresser
Wes Perry
construction foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
Lars Petersen
construction coordinator: Washington/Los Angeles
Drew Pinniger
assistant property master: USA
Neil David Pontecorvo
greens foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
Raymond Prado
storyboard artist
Jan Reeves
scenic painter
Gillian Richards
scenic artist
Al Rourke
construction foreman
Grace Rourke
lead scenic painter
Donna Roussel
lead painter
Les Sand
on-set greens
Lisa K. Sessions
prop assistant: Los Angeles tank crew
Wayne Shepherd
leadman: Los Angeles tank crew
Ron Sowden
assistant set decorator
Paul Stanwyck
stand-by painter: Los Angeles tank crew
Peter Sysoev
scenic painter
Jana Treadwell
set dresser
Steven C. Voll
general foreman: Los Angeles
Michael Watson
scenic painter
Dean Willson
labor foreman
Joyce Woods
scenic artist
Nick Worsfold
scenic artist
Donald Yanko
labor foreman
Nancy Yeo
painter
Craig Zumbroegel
propmaker gangboss
Stefan Dechant
storyboard artist

Stunts

Dan Ben
stunts
Joey Box
stunts
Nicholas Harrison
martial arts choreographer
Scott Hubbell
stunts / water safety
Johnny Martin
co-stunt coordinator / stunts
Raliegh Wilson
stunt coordinator
Mitch Toles
precision gunman: WW2 training

Editorial

David Armstrong
color timer
Mike Bellamy
final colorist
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Bonni Devlin
location assistant editor
Mark Ellis
assistant editor
William Fletcher
first assistant editor
Bruce Giesbrecht
assistant editor
Helen Hand
assistant editor
Charles Johnston
assistant editor
Paul Martinez
associate editor
Thor Roos
color timer: bleach bypass dailies
Michael Smith
assistant editor
Lindy Taylor
post-production assistant
Yvonne Valdez
assistant editor
Valerie Flueger Veras
post-production coordinator
Christine Aguba
post-production assistant

Other

Jerry Elfendahl
the producers wish to thank: The Bainbridge Island Historical Society
Edward Sakauye
the producers wish to thank: Japanese American National Museum
Dave Tatsuno
the producers wish to thank: Japanese American National Museum

Music Department

Leon Aronson
additional conductor / orchestrators
Jeff Atmajian
orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Brad Dechter
orchestrator
James T. Hill
electronic score producer
James Newton Howard
conductor / orchestrator / orchestrators / score producer
Artie Kane
conductor
Ron Leonard
musician: solo cellist
David Olson
music editor
Bobbi Page
score vocalist
Paul Salamunovich
choir conductor
Bill Shozan Schultz
musician: shakuhachi soloist
Jim Weidman
supervising music editor
Mark Beasom
score vocalist
Tom Brown
music preparation
Reid Bruton
score vocalist
Ron Colvard
singer/choir
Fawn
vocalist
Jim Hoffman
music preparation
David Low
orchestra contractor
Shawn Murphy
score mixer
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
George F. Sterne
score vocalist
Sally Stevens
singer/vocal contractor
Nancy Sulahian
score vocalist
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello

Casting Department

Stuart Aikins
casting: Canada
Andrea Brown
extras casting director
Patti Carns Kalles
casting: Washington
Sean Cossey
casting assistant: Canada
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Jason James
casting: Seattle
Ronna Kress
casting associate
Laurie Levine
casting: Seattle
Yôko Narahashi
casting assistant: Japan
Anna Liza Recto
casting assistant: New York
Jennifer Ricchiazzi
casting assistant

Costume Department

Michael Dennison
costume supervisor
Janice Devries
key costumer
Joe Diaz
costumer
Daniel Dirks
set costumer
David Ferry
costumer: Los Angeles tank crew
Lynda Foote
costumer: Los Angeles tank crew
Kevin Harrison
key costumer
Ronald Leamon
wardrobe: men, Washington/Los Angeles
Tish Monaghan
assistant costume designer
Bren Moore
set costume supervisor
Jean Murphy
set costumer
Sally Roberts
wardrobe: women, Washington/Los Angeles
Hisami Yamamoto
set costumer

Camera Department

Stephen Arnott
best boy rigging grip
Michael Baird
video assistant
Brian Bouma
second dolly grip
Tim Collins
dolly grip: Los Angeles tank crew
Ken Decker
lamp operator
John Dekker
best boy electric
Herb DeWaal
rigging grip
Greg Etheredge
rigging electrician
Renan Galindo
electrician
Aris Georgiopoulos
second assistant camera
Doane Gregory
still photographer
Paul Guenette
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Hadland
best boy electric: Washington/Los Angeles
Jeff Harvey
generator operator
Rick Herres
best boy grip: Los Angeles tank crew
Jay Herron
underwater assistant camera: Washington/Los Angeles
Scott Hillman
rigging key grip: Washington/Los Angeles
Tim Hogan
key grip
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
dolly grip: Washington/Los Angeles
Bobby Huber
key grip: Washington/Los Angeles
Gaetan Jalbert
rigging gaffer
David James
still photographer: Washington/Los Angeles
Jeffrey A. Johnson
best boy grip: Washington/Los Angeles
Christina Kasperczyk
second assistant camera
David Katz
video assistant technician: Los Angeles tank crew
Cindy Lagerstrom
rigging best boy: Washington/Los Angeles
Zachary K. Lazar
electrician
John Le Roy
key rigging grip
Nathaniel Massey
camera operator: "b" camera
Sean Mennie
film loader
John Murphy
crane grip: Washington/Los Angeles
Thomas Nead
rigging gaffer: Washington/Los Angeles
Ralph Nelson
still photographer: Los Angeles tank crew
Bill Pierson
dolly grip
Christopher Prampin
lighting technician
Pete Romano
underwater camera: Washington/Los Angeles
John Sanderson
video assistant technician
Gerard Sava
assistant camera: second unit
Mark Schmidt
assistant camera: second unit, Maine
Aki Shigematsu
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Philip Sloan
key grip: Los Angeles tank crew
Timothy Robin Spencer
first assistant: camera second unit
Randy Stamhuis
key grip: second unit
Raymond Stella
director of photography: second unit
Jamie Stephens
loader: Washington/Los Angeles
Mark Suveg
video assistant technician: Washington/Los Angeles
Gregor Tavenner
key first assistant camera
Kelly Uchimura
second assistant camera: Washington/Los Angeles
Jeff Upton
gaffer: Canada
Jeanne Vienne
second assistant camera: Washington/Los Angeles
Michael Wale
second assistant camera
Ken Woznow
best boy grip
Jarrod Tiffin
best boy rigger

Location Management

Bill Burns
assistant location manager
Kristin Dehnert
location manager: Washington/Los Angeles
Marnie Gee
assistant location manager
Joel Hurley
location scout
Connie Kennedy
location manager
Nancy Larman
location manager
Kendrie Upton
location manager

Script Department

Christine Wilson
script supervisor
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