Cast & Crew

Directed By

Hayao Miyazaki

Written By

Hayao Miyazaki
original story by / screenplay by

Cast

Noriko Hidaka
Satsuki
Chika Sakamoto
Mei
Shigesato Itoi
Tatsuo Kusakabe
Sumi Shimamoto
Yasuko Kusakabe
Tanie Kitabayashi
Granny
Hitoshi Takagi
Totoro
Hiroko Maruyama
Kanta's Mother
Machiko Washio
School Teacher
Reiko Suzuki
Originator Grandma
Masashi Hirose
Kanta's Father
Toshiyuki Amagasa
Kanta
Shigeru Chiba
Kusakari-Otoko
Naoki Tatsuta
Cat Bus / Additional Voices
Tarako
Additional Voices
Tomohiro Nishimura
Mailman
Mitsuko Ishida
Additional Voices
Chie Kôjiro
Additional Voices
Daiki Nakamura
Man on Bike
Yûko Mizutani
Woman on Bike
Akiko Hiramatsu
Additional Voices
Ikue Ôtani
Additional Voices

Produced By

Rick Dempsey
executive producer
Tôru Hara
producer
Ned Lott
producer
Eiko Tanaka
line producer
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
executive producer

Music

Joe Hisaishi
composer

Cinematography

Hisao Shirai

Sound

Naoko Asari
assistant recording director
Petra Bach
supervising adr editor
Randy Coppinger
adr recordist
Tom E. Dahl
re-recording mixer
Koji Fukushima
recording staff
Shuji Inoue
sound mixer
Franklin Jones Jr.
re-recording mixer
Doc Kane
adr mixer
William Komar
adr recordist
Hironori Ono
assistant sound effects editor
Kazutoshi Satô
sound effects editor
Shigeharu Shiba
sound director
Makoto Sumiya
recording staff
Akiyoshi Yoda
dialogue editor
Rokurô Ôtani
recording staff

Editing

Takeshi Seyama

Casting Director

Ned Lott
casting director

Art Direction

Kazuo Oga

Special Effects

Kaoru Tanifuji
special effects

Assistant Director

Tetsuya Endô
assistant director

Production Management

David Candiff
post-production manager
Eiko Tanaka
production manager

Art Department

Hayao Miyazaki
storyboard artist
Nobuko Mizuta
color designer

Animation

Junko Adachi
cel painter: Studio Killy
Tomoko Asahi
cel painter: Studio Step
Phil Austin
key animator: Animation City
Masaaki Endô
key animator
Yuka Endô
inbetween animator
Yôko Fujino
cel painter: Studio Killy
Kazuko Fukutomi
inbetween animator
Makiko Futaki
key animator
Andrew Goff
key animator: Animation City
Hiromi Hanawa
cel painter: Studio Step
Tokuko Harada
cel painter: Studio Killy
Keiichiro Hattori
inbetween animator
Kyôko Higurashi
inbetween animator
Junko Ina
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Akiko Ishii
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Kôji Itô
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Norichika Iwakiri
cel painter: Studio Killy
Emiko Iwayanagi
inbetween animator
Toyoko Kajio
cel painter: Studio Killy
Yoshinori Kanada
key animator
Hidetoshi Kaneko
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Toshio Kawaguchi
key animator
Tadateru Kawamura
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Shinji Kimura
background artist: Kobayashi Production
Naoki Kitamura
inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia
Komasa
inbetween animator
Katsuya Kondô
key animator
Masaki Kudô
key animator: Madhouse
Yuriko Kudo
cel painter: Studio Killy
Yuki Kyôno
cel painter: Studio Step
Yukari Maeda
inbetween animator
Kiyoko Makita
inbetween animator
Riwako Matsui
inbetween animator
Tsuyoshi Matsumuro
background artist: Kobayashi Production
Satoshi Matsuoka
background artist
Yuko Matsuura
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Nagisa Miyazaki
inbetween animator
Takayo Mizutani
inbetween animator
Chiyomi Morisawa
cel painter: Studio Killy
Shinji Morohashi
inbetween animator
Mamoru Murao
cel painting technical assistance: Jôsai Duplo
Yoshiko Murata
cel painter: Studio Killy
Jun'ichi Nagano
inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia
Miwako Nakamura
cel checker
Kenji Narita
cel checker
Rie Niidome
inbetween animator
Michiko Nishimaki
cel painter: Studio Killy
Toshio Nozaki
background artist
Miyoko Oka
cel painter: Studio Killy
Kazumi Okabe
inbetween animator
Masakazu Okada
inbetween animator
Tensai Okamura
key animator: Madhouse
Masayuki Ota
inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia
Kazutaka Ozaki
inbetween animator
Masako Sakano
clean-up and inbetween artist / inbetween animator
Yoshiharu Satô
character designer / supervising animator
Yorimi Sawauchi
cel painter: Studio Step
Reiko Shibuya
cel painter: Studio Step
Ritsuko Shiina
inbetween animator
Nobumasa Shinkawa
key animator: Madhouse
Masako Shinohara
key animator
Makoto Shiraishi
background artist: Kobayashi Production
Kiyoko Sugawara
background artist
Reiko Suzuki
cel painter: Studio Step
Yasuko Tachiki
animation checker
Hideko Tagawa
key animator
Yûki Takagi
cel painter: Studio Killy
Aiko Takahashi
cel painter: Studio Killy
Naomi Takahashi
cel painter: Studio Killy
Hiroe Takekura
cel painter: Studio Step
Naoko Takenawa
inbetween animator
Yôji Takeshige
background artist
Keiko Tamura
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Hatsue Tanaka
cel painter: Studio Killy
Makoto Tanaka
key animator
Ritsuko Tanaka
inbetween animator
Sadahiko Tanaka
background artist: Kobayashi Production
Tsukasa Tannai
key animator
Hitomi Tateno
animation checker
Teruyo Tateyama
cel checker
Akiko Teshima
inbetween animator
Mayumi Watabe
cel painter: Studio Killy
Keiko Watanabe
inbetween animator
Nobuko Watanabe
cel painter: Studio Killy
Aki Yamagata
inbetween animator
Akira Yamakawa
background artist: Atelier BWCA
Hirômi Yamakawa
key animator
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia
Noriko Yamamura
cel painter: Studio Killy
Fumi Yamane
cel painter: Studio Killy
Yukari Yamaura
inbetween animator: Anime Torotoro
Toki Yanagi
cel painter: Studio Killy
Michiyo Yasuda
cel painter
Fujino Yonei
cel painter: Studio Killy
Hajime Yoshida
inbetween animator: Studio Fantasia
Hisako Yoshida
cel painter: Studio Killy
Masaki Yoshizaki
background artist
Michiko Ôide
cel painter: Studio Killy
Naoko Ôkawa
cel painter: Studio Killy
Kiyomi Ôta
background artist

Editorial

Hiroshi Adachi
assistant editor
Cory Hansen
post-production coordinator
Rich Mackay
negative cutter

Other

Matt Adler
voice actor: Additional Voices
Newell Alexander
voice actor: Additional Voices
Vittorio Amandola
voice actor: Totoro
Juan Antonio Arroyo
voice actor: Cat Bus/Man on Bike
Oreste Baldini
voice actor: Tatsuo Kusakabe
Liù Bosisio
voice actor: Nonnina
Amparo Bravo
voice actor: Kanta
Simon Broad
voice actor: Tatsuo Kusakabe
Brianne Brozey
voice actor: Michiko
Paul Butcher
voice actor: Kanta
Lilian Caputo
voice actor: Mei
Pat Carroll
voice actor: Granny
George Castiglia
voice actor: Kanta
Alfredo Cernuda
voice actor: Mailman/Additional Voices
Cheryl Chase
voice actor: Mei
Letizia Ciampa
voice actor: Satsuki
Robert Clotworthy
voice actor: Additional Voices
Lara Cody
voice actor: Female Motorist/Bus Attendant
Natalie Core
voice actor: Granny
Siddhesh Dalvi
dubbing director
Tim Daly
voice actor: Tatsuo Kusakabe
Cindy Davis
adaptation: English version
Chris DeLaGuardia
color timer
Rick Dempsey
dialogue director
Ana Díaz Plana
voice actor: Granny
Eva Díez
voice actor: Mei
Dakota Fanning
voice actor: Satsuki
Elle Fanning
voice actor: Mei
Ignacio Gijón
voice actor: Tatsuo Kusakabe
Kimberly Guerrero
voice actor: Additional Voices
Kenneth Hartman
voice actor: Kanta
Begoña Hernando
voice actor: School Teacher/Originator Grandma/Woman on Bike
Donald H. Hewitt
adaptation: English version
Bridget Hoffman
voice actor: Additional Voices
Sandra Jara
voice actor: Satsuki
Alexandra Kenworthy
voice actor: Yasuko Kusakabe
Kristin Klabunde
voice actor: Additional Voices
Steve Kramer
voice actor: Kanta's Father/Old Farmer
Ned Lott
additional voice director
Conchi López
voice actor: Michiko/Additional Voices
Carl Macek
english producer
Tress MacNeille
voice actor: School Teacher
Melanie MacQueen
voice actor: Kanta's Mother
Kerrigan Mahan
voice actor: Male Motorist/Searcher 2
J.P. Manoux
voice actor: Additional Voices
Zahn McClarnon
voice actor: Additional Voices
Lisa Michelson
voice actor: Satsuki Kasukabe
David Midthunder
voice actor: Additional Voices / voice
Edie Mirman
voice actor: Old Woman/School Teacher
Mikio Mori
technical assistance: Far East Continental
Toochis Morin
voice actor: Additional Voices
Kazuo Oga
executive background stylist
Hideo Ogata
planner
Elva Pacios
voice actor: Yasuko Kusakabe
Roberta Pellini
voice actor: Yasuko Kusakabe
Juan Perucho
voice actor: Totoro/Kusakari-Otoko
Katelin Petersen
voice actor: Additional Voices
Peter Renaday
voice actor: Additional Voices
Ashley Rose
voice actor: Additional Voices
Yvonne Russo
voice actor: Additional Voices
Evan Sabara
voice actor: Additional Voices
Lea Salonga
voice actor: Yasuko Kusakabe
Gregory Snegoff
voice actor: Tatsuo Kusakabe/Additional Voices
Kath Soucie
voice actor: Additional Voices
Doug Stone
voice actor: Mailman/Searcher 1
Russi Taylor
voice actor: Additional Voices
Amparo Valencia
voice actor: Kanta's Mother
Frank Welker
voice actor: Totoro/Catbus
Tatsumi Yamashita
planner

Music Department

Kaiulani Kidani
music transfer
Kôki Miura
music producer: Tokuma Japan
Rieko Nakagawa
lyricist: theme song
Eugene H. Saburi
music transfer
Takashi Watanabe
music producer: Tokuma Japan
Shin Kazuhara
trumpet

Camera Department

Jim Davey
camera operator: Animation City
Mark Henley
cinematographer: English version
Motoaki Ikegami
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Shinji Ikegami
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Kazumi Iketani
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Hiroshi Itô
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Yôichi Kuroda
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Katsunori Maehara
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Michiko Nanba
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Hiroshi Noguchi
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Kiyoshi Saeki
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Hisao Shirai
production camera supervisor
Nick Smith
camera operator: Animation City
Tomoko Sugiyama
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Katsuji Suzuki
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Noriko Suzuki
camera operator: Studio Cosmos
Tetsuo Ôfuji
camera operator: Studio Cosmos

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