Directed by
| Hayao Miyazaki | ||
Writing Credits
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (written by) |
| Neil Gaiman | ... | (adapted by: English version) |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (original story) |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | (screenplay by) |
Cast (in credits order)
Produced by
| Scott Martin | ... | executive producer (english language version) |
| Yutaka Narita | ... | executive producer |
| Seiji Okuda | ... | associate producer |
| Toshio Suzuki | ... | producer |
| Diana Tauder | ... | associate producer (english language version) |
| Yasuyoshi Tokuma | ... | chief executive producer |
| Seiichirô Ujiie | ... | executive producer |
| Bob Weinstein | ... | executive producer (english language version) |
| Harvey Weinstein | ... | executive producer (english language version) |
| Takahiro Yonezawa | ... | assistant producer |
Music by
| Joe Hisaishi | ||
Cinematography by
| Atsushi Okui | ||
Editing by
| Hayao Miyazaki | ||
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Casting By
| Jack Fletcher | ... | casting director: English voices |
Art Direction by
| Satoshi Kuroda | ||
| Kazuo Oga | ||
| Yôji Takeshige | ||
| Naoya Tanaka | ||
| Nizô Yamamoto | ... | (as Nizou Yamamoto) |
Production Management
| David B. Baron | ... | production assistant: english version |
| Miguel Ángel Poveda | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kôji Aritomi | ... | assistant director |
| Masakatsu Ishizone | ... | assistant director |
| Hiroyuki Itô | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Tsutomu Asakura | ... | sound mix assistant |
| Dan Edelstein | ... | foley editor: US version |
| Mutsy Erskine | ... | adr editor (english version) |
| Masahiro Fukuhara | ... | sound recording assistant |
| Nobutaka Hirooka | ... | dialogue recordist |
| Kazuhiko Ikai | ... | sound effects production support |
| Tatsuya Ikeba | ... | dialogue recordist |
| Shuji Inoue | ... | sound recording mixer |
| Takahisa Ishino | ... | sound effects assistant |
| Michihiro Itô | ... | sound effects (as Muchihiro Ito) |
| Mitsuharu Kanei | ... | dialogue recordist |
| Takao Kato | ... | sound effects compilation support |
| Val Kuklowsky | ... | adr editor |
| Rie Nishijima | ... | dialogue recordist |
| Noboru Nishio | ... | digital optical recordist |
| Warren Shaw | ... | sound effects editor |
| Ernie Sheesley | ... | dialogue recordist |
| Hajime Takagi | ... | Assistant Re-recording Mixer / sound mix assistant (as Tsukuru Takagi) |
| Dominick Tavella | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Shigeru Tokida | ... | sound effects production support |
| James Twomey | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Makoto Uchida | ... | sound mix assistant |
| Futoshi Ueda | ... | optical sound recordist |
| Garry Ulmer | ... | dialogue recording mixer |
| Kazuhiro Wakabayashi | ... | sound |
| Motoi Watanabe | ... | sound effects production support |
| Tsunahiro Yamamura | ... | sound effects compilation support |
| Yuki Yasoshima | ... | dialogue recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Yoshikazu Fukutome | ... | special art effects |
| Tomoji Hashizume | ... | special effects animator |
| Masafumi Inoue | ... | computer graphics |
| Mitsunori Katâma | ... | computer graphics |
| Yoshiyuki Momose | ... | computer graphics |
| Masahiro Murakami | ... | special effects animator |
| Toyohiko Sakakibara | ... | special effects animator |
| Yoshinori Sugano | ... | computer graphics |
| Kaoru Tanifuji | ... | special effects animator |
| Kumiko Taniguchi | ... | special effects animator |
| Michael Arias | ... | software development (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tamaki Kojô | ... | animation camera operator (as Tamaki Kojo) |
| Atsushi Okui | ... | animation camera supervisor |
| Wataru Takahashi | ... | animation camera operator |
| Junji Yabuta | ... | animation camera operator (as Junji Yabuta in English credits) |
Animation Department
| Akihiko Adachi | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Akiko Aihara | ... | ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M |
| Sigeko Akanuma | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Masashi Andô | ... | supervising animator (as Masashi Ando) |
| Kaori Anmi | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Naomi Anzai | ... | ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M |
| Sadayuki Arai | ... | background artist |
| Yoriko Asai | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Naomi Atsuta | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Tsutomu Awada | ... | key animator (as Tsutomu Awata) |
| Seiko Azuma | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Reiko Daigo | ... | ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M |
| David Encinas | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Masaaki Endô | ... | key animator (as Masaaki Endo) |
| Kiyomi Fujihashi | ... | ink and paint artist: Toei Animation |
| Kaori Fujii | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Masayo Fujikura | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Maya Fujimori | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Sachiko Funasaki | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Hiromi Furuya | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Sumiko Furuya | ... | ink and paint artist: Toei Animation |
| Makiko Futaki | ... | key animator |
| Keiko Goto | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Chiharu Haraguchi | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Chie Harai | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Kimiko Hatano | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Keiichiro Hattori | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Yoshie Hayashi | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Kazuhiro Hirabayashi | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Sayaka Hirahara | ... | background artist |
| Kazuko Hirai | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Mari Hitokurai | ... | ink and paint artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Yoshiko Igarashi | ... | ink and paint artist: Toei Animation |
| Natsuko Iimori | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Ryôko Ina | ... | background artist (as Ryouko Ina) |
| Takeshi Inamura | ... | key animator (as Takeshi Imamura) |
| Mihoko Irie | ... | ink and paint artist: Toei Animation |
| Michiyo Iseda | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Megumi Ishido | ... | digital ink and paint artist: Takahashi Production/T2 Studio |
| Shizuka Ishiguro | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Hiroaki Ishii | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Eriko Ishikawa | ... | ink and paint artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Kaori Ishikawa | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy (as Kaori Ishidawa in English credits) |
| Shin Itagaki | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Toshiko Iwakiri | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Emiko Iwayanagi | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Megumi Kagawa | ... | key animator |
| Yukiko Kakita | ... | digital ink and paint artist: Takahashi Production/T2 Studio |
| Yoshinori Kanada | ... | key animator |
| Junko Kanauchi | ... | ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M |
| Naomi Kasugai | ... | background artist |
| Yuriko Katayama | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Manabu Kawada | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Toshio Kawaguchi | ... | key animator |
| Hana Kikuchi | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Yumiko Kimura | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Yumiko Kitajima | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Kazuo Kobayashi | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Sachiko Kobayashi | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Atsushi Kodama | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Komasa | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Katsuya Kondô | ... | key animator |
| Rie Kondô | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Yoshifumi Kondô | ... | supervising animator |
| Ken'ichi Konishi | ... | key animator |
| Yuriko Kudô | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy (as Yuriko Kudo) |
| Misuzu Kurata | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Kazuko Kurosawa | ... | ink and paint artist: Toei Animation |
| Ikuo Kuwana | ... | key animator |
| Kitarô Kôsaka | ... | supervising animator (as Kitaro Kosaka) |
| Kinuyo Maehara | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Kiyoko Makita | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Suzuko Mano | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Mariko Matsuo | ... | key animator |
| Megumi Matsuo | ... | ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M |
| Masaru Matsuse | ... | key animator |
| Atsuko Matsushita | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Michio Mihara | ... | key animator |
| Hiroko Minowa | ... | key animator |
| Junko Miyakawa | ... | ink and paint artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Chiemi Miyamoto | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Chiyomi Morisawa | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Kaoru Morita | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Noriko Moritomo | ... | key animator |
| Emiko Motohashi | ... | ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M |
| Yuki Murata | ... | digital ink and paint artist: Takahashi Production/T2 Studio |
| Shinobu Môri | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film (as Shinobu Mori) |
| Hisashi Nabetani | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Kyôko Naganawa | ... | background artist (as Kyouko Naganawa) |
| Junko Nagaoka | ... | ink and paint artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Sayuri Nagashima | ... | ink and paint artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Yôko Nagashima | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist (as Yoko Nagashima) |
| Masako Nagata | ... | background artist |
| Kaoru Nakagama | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Rie Nakagome | ... | animation checker |
| Keiko Nakaji | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Katsutoshi Nakamura | ... | animation checker |
| Daisuke Nakayama | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Rie Niidome | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Sumie Nishido | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Hiromi Nishikawa | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Toyomi Nishimura | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Yoshimi Nishiwaki | ... | ink and paint artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Takehiro Noda | ... | key animator |
| Minori Noguchi | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Yukie Nomura | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Fumiko Oda | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Noriko Odaka | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Kimiyo Okunishi | ... | ink and paint artist: Toei Animation |
| Akiko Ono | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Kazuyoshi Onoda | ... | animation checker |
| Masako Osumi | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Makiko Ota | ... | ink and paint artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Kazumi Ouchi | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Mito Ozaki | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Hisae Saitô | ... | background artist (as Hisae Saito) |
| Masaya Saitô | ... | animation checker |
| Masako Sakano | ... | clean-up and inbetween artist |
| Sonoe Sakano | ... | ink and paint artist: Toei Animation |
| Yukie Sakô | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist (as Yukie Sako) |
| Hiroaki Sasaki | ... | background artist |
| Keiko Sasaki | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Shinsaku Sasaki | ... | key animator |
| Keiko Satô | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Makiko Satô | ... | digital ink and paint artist (as Makiko Sato) |
| Kuri Sawa | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Eriko Shibata | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Kazuko Shibata | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Ritsuko Shiina | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Miyoko Shikibu | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Hiroshi Shimizu | ... | key animator |
| Mariko Shimizu | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Rie Shimizu | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Yumiko Shimoe | ... | digital ink and paint artist: Takahashi Production/T2 Studio |
| Masako Shinohara | ... | key animator |
| Akira Sugino | ... | digital ink and paint artist |
| Sachiko Sugino | ... | key animator |
| Wakako Sugiyama | ... | ink and paint artist: Trace Studio M |
| Eiichi Suzuki | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Makiko Suzuki | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Mariko Suzuki | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Fumiko Taira | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Sayuri Takagi | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Kanako Takahashi | ... | digital ink and paint artist: Takahashi Production/T2 Studio |
| Naomi Takahashi | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Atsushi Tamura | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Seiki Tamura | ... | background artist |
| Masae Tanabe | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Atsuko Tanaka | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Jun'ichi Taniguchi | ... | background artist |
| Kumiko Tanihira | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Hitomi Tateno | ... | animation checker |
| Tomomi Tenma | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Akiko Teshima | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Hiroko Tetsuka | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Tae Tochihara | ... | ink and paint artist: IM Studio |
| Yoko Toju | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Yayoi Toki | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist (as Yoyoi Toki) |
| Masae Tomino | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Keiko Tomizawa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Tomoko Totsuka | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Hiromi Tsuchiya | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Shinobu Tsuneki | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist (as Shinobu Tsunegi) |
| Kazuko Tsunoda | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Kôjirô Tsuruoka | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist (as Koujirou Tsuraoka) |
| Akihiko Uda | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Mineko Ueda | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Kazue Urayama | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Keiko Watanabe | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Natsuko Watanabe | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Nobuko Watanabe | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Alexandra Weihrauch | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Hisako Yaji | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Kaori Yajima | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Kazuko Yamada | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Ken'ichi Yamada | ... | key animator |
| Tamami Yamada | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Eiji Yamamori | ... | key animator |
| Mayumi Yamamoto | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Tomoko Yamamoto | ... | ink and paint artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Yukari Yamaura | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Morihiko Yano | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Michiyo Yasuda | ... | color designer |
| Hiroko Yasutome | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Mayu Yazawa | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Hiromasa Yonebayashi | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist |
| Ken'ichi Yoshida | ... | key animator |
| Miyoko Yoshida | ... | ink and paint artist: Studio Killy |
| Noboru Yoshida | ... | background artist |
| Hideaki Yoshio | ... | key animator |
| Keiko Yozawa | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist: Telecom Animation Film |
| Tatsumi Yukiwaki | ... | ink and paint artist: trace machine: Studio Killy |
| Mayumi Ômura | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist (as Mayumi Ohmura) |
| Kiyomi Ôta | ... | background artist (as Kiyomi Ota) |
| Kumiko Ôta | ... | inbetween/clean-up artist (as Kumiko Ohta) |
| Atsuko Ôtani | ... | key animator |
| Shinji Ôtsuka | ... | key animator (as Shinji Otsuka) |
| Tsukasa Tannai | ... | key animator (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Benu Bhargara | ... | apprentice editor: english version |
| Hiroaki Hirabayashi | ... | color timer: Imagica |
| Masayo Iseki | ... | color key |
| Keiko Mizuta | ... | assistant editor |
| Naomi Mori | ... | color key |
| Kanako Moriya | ... | color key |
| Hideo Tsuji | ... | digital film i/o: Imagica |
| Megumi Uchida | ... | assistant editor |
Music Department
| Kenji Furukawa | ... | music recordist |
| Joe Hisaishi | ... | music arranger / musician: piano solos |
| Kazumi Inaki | ... | music production |
| Hiroya Ishihara | ... | music recordist |
| Hiroshi Kumagai | ... | conductor |
| Yoshikazu Mera | ... | singer: countertenor |
| Makoto Morimoto | ... | music mixer |
| Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | orchestra |
| Toru Takigawa | ... | music production |
| Yukio Yamashita | ... | music production |
| Masayoshi Ôkawa | ... | music mixer (as Masayoshi Okawa) |
| Joe Hisaishi | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Stephen Alpert | ... | overseas promotion |
| Shôkichi Arai | ... | production committee: Studio Ghibli (as Shokichi Arai) |
| Kôichi Asano | ... | character production development (as Koichi Asano) |
| Mutsy Erskine | ... | adr engineer (english version) |
| Jack Fletcher | ... | voice director: English version |
| Suzuko Fujimoto | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Nozomi Fukuda | ... | advertising: Major |
| Ryôichi Fukuyama | ... | production committee: Densetsu (as Ryoichi Fukuyama) |
| Neil Gaiman | ... | script adaptor: English version |
| Keiji Hamada | ... | overseas promotion |
| Mieko Hara | ... | advertising: Major |
| Akio Ichimura | ... | production committee: Studio Ghibli |
| Tomomi Imai | ... | character production development |
| Kenji Imura | ... | production assistant |
| Amy Israel | ... | studio executive |
| Kazuaki Itô | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Toshiyuki Kawabata | ... | production supervisor |
| Michiyo Koyanagi | ... | advertising: Major |
| Kaoru Mano | ... | titles: Marine Post |
| Yûichirô Mochizuki | ... | production affairs (as Yuichiro Mochizuki) |
| Haruyo Moriyoshi | ... | overseas promotion |
| Yoshiko Nagasaki | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Minako Nagasawa | ... | public relations |
| Tomoaki Nishikiri | ... | production desk |
| Shinsuke Nonaka | ... | production affairs |
| Naoto Okamura | ... | advertising: Major |
| Nobuhisa Sakata | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Fumiyo Sasada | ... | advertising: Major |
| Tara Strong | ... | additional voices |
| Kin'ichirô Suzuki | ... | production assistant |
| Hidehiko Takei | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Chiyoshi Tanaka | ... | production desk |
| Masaya Tokuyama | ... | special advisor: Major |
| Masaru Tsuchiya | ... | advertising: Major |
| Yasuharu Urushido | ... | production committee: NTV |
| Morikazu Wakizaka | ... | advertising: Major |
| Mika Watanabe | ... | advertising: Major |
| Tamami Yamamoto | ... | public relations |
| Kôji Ôtsuka | ... | production assistant (as Koji Otsuka) |
| Tsutomu Ôtsuka | ... | production committee: Tokuma Shoten |
Thanks
| Stephen Alpert | ... | special thanks: English version (as Steve Alpert) |
| Patti Awakuni | ... | special thanks: English version |
| Denise Doyle | ... | special thanks: English version |
| Mimi Glaser | ... | special thanks: English version |
| Joy Gorman | ... | special thanks: English version |
| Jay Kaufman | ... | special thanks: English version |
| Todd Olsson | ... | special thanks: English version |
| Amy Slotnick | ... | special thanks: English version |
| Vickie Spensieri | ... | special thanks: English version |
| Osamu Tezuka | ... | dedicatee |
| Lucy Wise | ... | special thanks: English version |
