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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Robin Swicord
screenplay

Cast

Mako
Sakamoto
Elizabeth Sung
Sakamoto's Wife
Thomas Ikeda
Mr. Bekku
Gong Li
Hatsumomo
Zoe Weizenbaum
Young Pumpkin
David Okihiro
Shamisen Teacher
Miyako Tachibana
Dance Teacher
Yôko Narahashi
Mameha's Maid
Kenneth Tsang
The General
Navia Nguyen
Izuko - Geisha in Green
Natsuo Tomita
Geisha in Lavender
Fumi Akutagawa
Yukimoto Teahouse Matron
Koji Toyoda
Male Hairdresser
Rick Mali
Man in Grey Hat
Steve Terada
Boy on Bike
Laura Miro
Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer
Diane Mizota
Yukimoto Teahouse Geisha / Spring Festival Dancer
Yasusuke Uike
Sumo Referee
Shûhei Mainoumi
Small Sumo Wrestler
Daisuke Dewaarashi
Large Sumo Wrestler
Ren Urano
Sumo Ring Announcer
Ace Yonamine
Sumo Wrestler
Anthony Begonia
Sumo Wrestler
Albert 'Sumo' Lee
Sumo Wrestler
Dino Rivera
Sumo Wrestler
Takayo Fischer
Tanizato Teahouse Owner
Asako Takasue
Tanizato Teahouse Matron
Clarissa Park
Dancer at Party
Nobu Matsuhisa
Kimono Artist
James Taku Leung
Kimono Factory Worker
Chad Cleven
Drunken G.I.
Richard J. Bell
Drunken G.I.
Cameron Duncan
Drunken G.I.
Faith Shin
Little Kiko
Brannon Bates
Military Police Officer
Ted Levine
Colonel Derricks
Paul Adelstein
Lieutenant Hutchins
Shizuko Hoshi
Sayuri Narration
Michelle Aguilar Camaya
Spring Festival Dancer
Janelle Dote
Spring Festival Dancer
Kim Halzle
Spring Festival Dancer
Ashia Meyers
Spring Festival Dancer
Hikari
Spring Festival Dancer
Shiho Miyazawa
Spring Festival Dancer
Minae Noji
Spring Festival Dancer
Mami Saito
Spring Festival Dancer
Shannon Abero
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Kiyoko Ando
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Miki Fujita
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Chieko Hidaka
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Wendy Lam
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Kana Miyamoto
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Brooke Miyasaki
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Nao Nojima
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Shelly Oto
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Nikki Tuazon
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Addie Yungmee
Festival Rehearsal Dancer
Cassidy Adams
Student Dancer
Lena Ahn
Student Dancer
Allison Chan
Student Dancer
Deziree Del Rosario
Student Dancer
Emilie Endow
Student Dancer
Rosie Endow
Student Dancer
Hannah Hwang
Student Dancer
Emma Fusako Ishii
Student Dancer
Amy Saki Kawakami
Student Dancer
Stefani Lee
Student Dancer
Teanna Lee
Student Dancer
Melissa Morinishi
Student Dancer
Michelle Obi
Student Dancer
Kasey Okazaki
Student Dancer
Jacqueline Osaki
Student Dancer
Ayaka Oyama
Student Dancer
Jade Refuerzo
Student Dancer
La Na Shi
Student Dancer
Stacy Suzuki
Student Dancer
Miwa Tachibana
Student Dancer
Jordan Tambara
Student Dancer
Shaye Uyematsu
Student Dancer
Etsuo Hongo
Shamisen Musician
Tateo Takahashi
Shamisen Musician
Masakazu Yoshizawa
Shamisen Musician
Kazumi Aihara
The Baron's Guest
Sam Arnold
American Military Officer

Produced By

Gary Barber
executive producer
Roger Birnbaum
executive producer
Bobby Cohen
executive producer
John DeLuca
co-producer
Lucy Fisher
producer
Patricia Whitcher
executive producer

Cinematography

Dion Beebe
director of photography

Sound

Laura Harris Atkinson
dialogue editor
Michael Broomberg
foley artist
Harry Cohen
sound designer
Kelly Doran
sound utility
Julie Feiner
dialogue editor
Linda Folk
adr editor
Hector C. Gika
sound effects editor
Gary A. Hecker
foley artist
Michael Hertlein
dialogue editor / adr editor / foley editor
Rick Kline
supervising sound mixer
Howard London
adr mixer
James Morioka
assistant sound editor
Kevin O'Connell
supervising sound mixer
Michelle Pazer
dialogue editor
John Pritchett
production mixer
David M. Roberts
boom operator
Brian Ruberg
foley mixer
Greg P. Russell
supervising sound mixer
Joe Schiff
assistant sound editor
Ann Scibelli
sound effects editor / sound designer
Dan Sharp
re-recordist
Branden Spencer
assistant sound editor
Wylie Stateman
supervising sound editor
Renee Tondelli
adr supervisor / dialogue/adr supervisor
Steven J. Berger
assistant sound
Nick Foley
adr recordist
Jordan O'Neill
dts sound mastering engineer
Lenny Rabinowitz
adr recording engineer
Ted Swanscott
adr mixer

Casting Director

Nina Henninger
Casting Director

Production Design

Set Design

Makeup

Trish Almeida
key hair stylist
Kate Biscoe
department head makeup
Ketty Gonzalez
hair stylist
Laurel Kelly
hair stylist
Miia Kovero
key hair stylist
Todd McIntosh
key makeup artist
Loretta Nero
hair stylist
Ben Nye III
special effects makeup artist
Lyndell Quiyou
hair designer
Miho Suzuki
hair stylist: Japan / makeup artist: Japan
Christien Tinsley
prosthetic makeup
Kelvin R. Trahan
department head hair
Noriko Watanabe
makeup designer
Victoria Wood
wig maker
Donna J. Anderson
hair stylist
Marc Boyle
hair stylist
Marta Camer
makeup artist: Northern California
Laura Caponera
hairdresser
Katrina Chevalier
assistant hair stylist
David DeLeon
makeup artist
Marcelo Donari
additional makeup artist: Northern California
Hitomi Golba
hair stylist
Connie Grayson Criswell
contact lens technician
Pilar Harlow
contact lens technician
Teressa Hill
hair stylist
Nancy J. Hvasta Leonardi
makeup artist: Northern California
David Larson
hair stylist
Monika Maka
additional hair stylist: San Francisco
Thomas Opitz
hair stylist
Cristina Patterson
contact lens coordinator
Raissa Patton
hair stylist
Yoichi Art Sakamoto
special makeup effects artist
Robin Slater
makeup artist
Karen Zanki
hair stylist

Special Effects

Scott R. Fisher
special effects coordinator
Jay King
special effects technician
Jim Rollins
special effects foreman
Leo Leoncio Solis
special effects technician
Scot Erb
assistant model maker
John Fleming
special effects technician
Roland Hathaway
snow effects supervisor
Matt Heron
special effects coordinator: Northern California
Aaron Matthews
special effects crew
Ian O'Connor
special effects supervisor: title sequence
Arthur G. Schlosser
snow effects technician
Daniel Yates
snow effects

Visual Effects

Brian Battles
compositor: Digital Backlot
Danny Braet
digital effects supervisor: CafeFX
Lee Carlton
digital artist: CafeFX
Matthew Collorafice
digital artist: CafeFX / compositor
Steve Dellerson
visual effects producer: Cafe FX
Thomas F. Ford IV
production support: Digital Backlot
Julia Frey
visual effects producer
Jeff Goldman
digital artist: CafeFX
Paul Graff
compositing supervisor
Diana Hinek
rotoscope: Digital Backlot / digital compositor
Elizabeth Hirsch
production manager: Digital Backlot
Josh McGuire
digital artist: CafeFX
Daniel Naulin
digital artist: CafeFX
Bryant Reif
digital effects supervisor: CafeFX
Robert Stromberg
visual effects supervisor
Adam Watkins
3D lead: Digital Backlot
Jeff Barnes
production executive: CafeFX
David Ebner
digital effects artist
Vicki Galloway-Weimer
visual effects executive producer: CafeFX
Scott Gregory
digital film colorist
David Hochstadter
digital artist: CafeFX
Steve Hutchins
rotoscope artist
Derek Krauss
digital paint and rotoscope artist
Votch Levi
digital compositor: CafeFX
Lap Van Luu
IT support: CafeFX / data I/O: CafeFX
Brandon MacDougall
digital artist
Ed Mendez
digital compositor: CafeFx
Toby Newell
digital compositor
Brian Openshaw
render manager
Radost Ridlen
senior compositor: CafeFX
Ruben Rodas
paint/roto artist: CafeFX
Wilson Tang
digital restoration
Danny Torres
systems administrator
O.D. Welch
production executive: CafeFX

Assistant Director

John DeLuca
second unit director
Emi Fukuda
second assistant director: Japan
Eric Heffron
first assistant director
Michael J. Moore
second assistant director
David K. Riebel
second second assistant director
Yusuke Takeda
second assistant director: Japan
Marvin Williams
second second assistant director: Northern California
Anne Carroll
additional second assistant director
Grace Liu
second assistant director: San Francisco
Ellen Rosentreter
day player additional second assistant director

Production Management

Tsutomu Adachi
production manager: Japan
Cellin Gluck
unit production manager: Japan
Don J. Hug
production supervisor: Northern California
Leeann Stonebreaker
production supervisor
Patricia Whitcher
unit production manager

Art Department

Greg Berry
assistant art director
Steve Brennan
on-set dresser
J.C. Brown
graphic designer
John Carroll
construction foreman
Clete Cetrone
construction foreman
William Rob Chalk
on-set dresser
Fred Deyoe
construction foreman
Jann K. Engel
set designer
Robert Fechtman
set designer
Emily Ferry
property master
Elizabeth Flaherty
art department coordinator
Shogo Fujii
property master: Japan
John Giuliano
construction foreman
Darek Gogol
illustrator
Michael E. Goldman
assistant art director: Northern California
Donnie Grant
stand-by painter
John Hoskins
construction coordinator
Luis G. Hoyos
set designer
Makoto Ibuki
set decorator: Japan
Henry Stuart John
construction foreman
Mark Knapton
carpenter
Robert Lambert
general construction foreman
Dwight Lowell
construction foreman
Kumiko Mizuno
prop advisor
Yasuyuki Ogawa
set decorator: Japan
Dan Ondrejko
greens foreman
Edmond Scott Ratliff
assistant props
Brian Rock
labor foreman
Rich Romig
set designer
Richard Ruiz
mold maker
Jerry Sargent
propmaker foreman
Maya Shimoguchi
set designer
Kazuo Tashima
art director: Japan
Joy Taylor
assistant property master
Jeffrey Thomas
stand-by greensman
Lisa Vasconcellos
art department coordinator
Tomas Voth
supervising art director
Tim Wessling
construction foreman: Northern California
Greg Wilkinson
assistant props
Clyde Zimmerman
paint supervisor
Gunnar Ahmer
scenic artist
Lisa Alkofer
set dresser buyer
Emilio R. Aramendia
set dressing foreman: Northern California crew
Greg Aronowitz
conceptual model maker
Carlo Basail
greens foreman
Richard J. Bell
greens foreman
Craig Bernatzke
propmaker gangboss
James W. Boyce
set dresser
Matt Braaten
assistant
Dan Colegrove
propmaker gangboss
Susan Corbell
specialty prop builder
Richard Crain
construction foreman / foreman
Vincent D'Aquino
greens foreman
Yann Denoual
sculptor gang boss
Michael P. Finnegan
tool technician
Chad S. Frey
set designer
Neil Garland
propmaker gangboss
Lawrence Hornbeck
props: Northern California
Bob Huffman
propmaker
Travis Huffman
propmaker foreman
Tommy John
painter gangboss
Kent Jones
paint foremen
Dave Kilby
plaster foreman
Michele Maria Kitagawa
art department production assistant
Richard Lambert
gang boss: set
Mark Luevano
construction foreman: Northern California
Kevin Mangan
greens foreman
Michael Marcus
graphic artist
Jeff Markwith
set designer
Masako Masuda
set designer
Chet Maxwell
set dresser
Robert Misetich
set paint foreman
John S. Ogden
propmaker
Bruce Richter
carpenter
Liza Rudolph
assistant set decorator
Tommy Samona
set dresser
Hugo Santiago
leadman set designer
Bob Skemp
greensman
Patte Strong-Lord
set designer
Tom Talley
location foreman
Robert Van Dyke
propmaker foreman
Mark Warren
set dresser
Frank White
welding foreman
Robert Wilbanks
supervising plaster foreman
Tracey Wilson
storyboard artist
Chris Zimmerman
paint forman

Editorial

Valerio Bonelli
associate editor
Seth Clark
set assistant editor: Avid
Robert Drwila
assistant editor
Ken Gales
avid technician
Scott Gregory
digital colorist
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Jim Passon
color timer / film color timer
Anette Pillau
post-production assistant
Chisako Yokoyama
assistant editor
Greg Curry
colorist: dailies
Dale Jones
avid editorial support
Bruce Lomet
digital intermediate producer
Mark Sahagun
digital intermediate editor
Lawrence Howard Williams
post digital media operator

Other

Keiko Aoki
special thanks
James Danziger
special thanks
John McMullen
special thanks
Katsu Michite
special thanks: Teahouse Food
Jun Ogawa
special thanks
Maura Powell
special thanks
Kozu Shokai
special thanks
Yasuhito Yagi
special thanks

Music Department

Ramiro Belgardt
music editor
Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor
Steve Erdody
musician: cello
Daniel Gold
music preparation
Hiromi Hashibe
musician: koto soloist
Clayton Haslop
musician: violin
Masayo Ishigure
musician: koto soloist
Edward Karam
orchestrator
Kenneth Karman
music editor
Yo-Yo Ma
musician: cello solos
Darrin McCann
musician: viola
Shawn Murphy
scoring mixer
Itzhak Perlman
musician: violin solos
Radu Pieptea
musician: violin
Conrad Pope
orchestrator
Jeanne E. Skrocki
musician: violin
Kenneth Wannberg
music editor
Masakazu Yoshizawa
musician: shakuhachi soloist
Andy Bass
scoring crew
Tim Boot
scoring cue mixer
Tom Boyd
oboe soloist
Tom Brown
music preparation
Bryan Clements
scoring crew
Mark Eshelman
scoring crew
Melissa Deanne Ferguson
assistant music editor
Aiko Fukushima
music preparation
Mark Graham
music librarian
Karen Han
musician: Erhu solo
Jim Hoffman
music preparation
Jonathan A. Hughes
music preparation
Jason Lloyd
scoring crew
Greg Loskorn
scoring technician
David Marquette
score recordist
Adam Michalak
score recordist
Darian Pollard
music coordinator
Jeremy Raub
co-music editor
Peter Rotter
orchestra contractor
James Thatcher
musician: French horn
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello
Pat Weber
scoring technician
Helen Werling
music preparation
John Williams
conductor
Robert Wolff
scoring crew

Casting Department

Nicole Abellera
casting assistant
Jennifer Bender
extras casting
Kathy Driscoll
casting associate
Mariann H.W. Lee
extras casting
Kathleen Tomasik
casting associate
Max Bollinger
casting: UK
Patti Carns Kalles
casting: Seattle
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Nancy Hayes
extras casting: San Francisco
Jason James
casting: Seattle
Sarah Kliban
location casting assistant
Laurie Levine
casting: Seattle
Jadin Wong
casting associate

Costume Department

Deborah Ambrosino
specialty costumer
Amy Arnold
costumer
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
costume supervisor
Jay Cheng
costumer
Colleen Kelsall
assistant costume designer
Brenda Laidlaw
set costumer
Laura Neeff McGrath
costume assistant
Karen Naser
costume cutter: women
Donna O'Neal
key set costumer
Rob Phillips
costume textile artist / specialty costume manufacturer
Felipe Sanchez
costume illustrator
Michael Sloan
costume cutter: men
Ivory Stanton
costume ager/dyer
Haik Tateossian
fabric dyer & printer
Dale Wibben
costume cutter: women
Marcy Craig
costumer
Corey Deist
costumer
Brenda Donoho
set costumer
Tina Dowd
costumer
Mathew Hooey
additional costumer
Phillip Howard
set costumer
Laura Johnson
costume assistant
Philip Maldonado
set costumer
Guy Miracle
costumer
Kelsey T. Morgan
costume intern
Nino
costumer
Damien Quinn
set costumer
Krishna Ribeiro
set costumer
Leticia Sandoval
specialty costumes
Ric Spencer
costumer
Douglas J. Stewart
textile artist
Tim Wilson
costumer

Camera Department

Paul C. Babin
camera operator: "c" camera
Michael Barrere
best boy grip
Cory Bibb
lighting technician
John Buckley
chief lighting technician
Alfred Castillo
rigging best boy grip
Gary Dahlquist
rigging chief lighting technician
Cameron Duncan
camera loader
John Grillo
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Yûji Higashida
gaffer: Japan
David James
still photographer
Sion Michel
camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit
E.J. Misisco
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rell Putt
rigging grip
Brad Rea
dolly grip: "a" camera
Donald Reynolds Jr.
rigging key grip
Peter Rosenfeld
camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Paul Santoni
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kenji Tozaki
key grip: Japan
Doug Weinmann
rigging best boy electric
Chuck Weiss
video assist operator
Michael D. Weldon
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Wrobel
rigging: set electrician
R. Michael Yope
assistant chief lighting technician
Ross Addiego
rigging grip
John H.L. Baker
second assistant camera
Ken Bazal
second assistant camera
Chris Bennett
lighting programmer
Shane Buttle
rigging electrician
Glenn Cannon
digital video assist operator
Bruce Chimerofsky
rigging grip
Elisha Christian
rigging grip
Gregory Collis
grip diver: San Francisco
Jeffrey A. Cook
electrician
Chris Cuevas
assistant camera
Jose Danner
rigging grip foreman
Joshua Davis
rigging electrician
Jack Davison
rigging grip
Jonathan Doff
video assist: Northern California
Daniel Duggan
company grip
Eric Dvorsky
assistant remote head technician
John Fine
lighting technician
Michael Franco
electrician
Jordan Garretson
rigging grip
Steve Gilbert
dolly grip
Jason Griffiths
rigging grip
Craig Grossmueller
additional second assistant camera
Allen Harker
lighting technician
Don Hayashi
first assistant camera
Chiabella James
digital assistant to still photographer
Joel Jaspan
rigging grip
Todd Kuhn
additional grip San Francisco
David Levich
rigging grip
Zachary Love
key rigging grip: San Francisco
William McLachlan
lighting director
Phil Miller
rigging grip
Mazi Mitchell
electrician
Mike Morales
grip rigger
Darin Moran
assistant camera: "c" camera
Noe Nava
set lighting technician
Orlando Orona
company grip: Northern California
Sean Shinneman
rigging grip
Sean-Michael Smith
rigging set lighting technician
Bruce Swift
rigging grip
John Trapman
camera operator: Wescam camera
Mark Villa
lighting technician
Mark Vollmer
camera support boat
Lou Weinert
camera operator
Eric Zucker
dolly grip

Location Management

Madeline Bell
assistant location manager
Peter Costelli
assistant location manager
Linda Emmons-Cunningham
assistant location manager: Northern California
Mike Fantasia
location manager
Kazutaka Fukushima
location manager: Japan
Saisie M. Jang
assistant location manager: Northern California
Dan Kemp
location manager: Northern California
Donny Martino Jr.
assistant location manager
Lori A. Balton
location scout
Kenneth Hunter
location scout
Peter Moody
assistant location manager
Matthew Riutta
assistant location manager
Chris Rudolph
location scout: Canada

Script Department

Kerry Lyn McKissick
script supervisor
Paula Frankel
script supervisor: second unit
Akiva Goldsman
script revisions
Mari Wilson
additional script supervisor
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