Directed by
| Koreyoshi Kurahara | ||
Writing Credits
| Tatsuo Nogami | ... | (written by) & |
| Susumu Saji | ... | (written by) & |
| Toshirô Ishidô | ... | (written by) & |
| Koreyoshi Kurahara | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
| Ken Takakura | ... | Akira Ushioda | |
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Tsunehiko Watase | ... | Kenjirô Ochi |
| Eiji Okada | ... | Chief Ozawa | |
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Masako Natsume | ... | Keiko Kitazawa |
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Keiko Oginome | ... | Asako Shimura |
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Takeshi Kusaka | ... | Morishima Kyoju |
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Shigeru Kôyama | ... | Horigome Taicho |
| Sô Yamamura | ... | Iwakiri Sencho | |
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Jun Etô | ... | Tokumitsu Taiin |
| Kôichi Satô | ... | Toda Taicho | |
| Shin Kishida | ... | Kissaten Master | |
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Takeshi Ôbayashi | ... | Nonomiya Taicho |
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Shinji Kanai | ... | Ozaki Taicho |
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Shinshô Nakamaru | ||
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Masafumi Satô | ||
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Shôichirô Sakata | ||
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Keijirô Shiga | ||
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Morihiko Uchiyama | ||
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Keishi Kawaguchi | ||
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Kazuyo Ichimaru | ||
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Susan Napier | ... | Catherine (as Sûzan Nepia) |
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Charles Adams | ... | Captain of Ship 'Burton' (as Châruzu Adamusu) |
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Tatsuo Hamamori | ... | Self - Mayor of Wakkanai |
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Susumu Ôtani | ||
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Yoshiyuki Maejima | ||
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Naoto Samukawa | ||
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Taizô Sayama | ||
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Takashi Noguchi | ||
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Tetsu Ôe | ||
| Hatsunori Hasegawa | ... | Tsuruta taiin | |
| Asao Koike | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
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| Robert Hossein | |||
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Tatsuo Terashima | ... | (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Hiroshi Furuoka | ... | executive producer |
| Masato Hara | ... | supervising producer |
| Hisashi Hieda | ... | executive producer |
| Tomohiro Kaiyama | ... | chief producer |
| Masaru Kakutani | ... | planner |
| Koretsugu Kurahara | ... | planner / producer |
| Koreyoshi Kurahara | ... | producer |
| Tsuneyuki Morishima | ... | producer |
| Haruo Shikanai | ... | producer |
| Juichi Tanaka | ... | chief producer |
| Akira Yoshioka | ... | producer |
Music by
| Vangelis | ||
Cinematography by
| Akira Shiizuka | ||
Editing by
| Koreyoshi Kurahara | ||
| Akira Suzuki | ||
Art Direction by
| Hiroshi Tokuda | ||
Makeup Department
| Yukio Ueda | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Hisashi Hieda | ... | production supervisor (as Hisashi Heida) |
| Akira Sakai | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Minoru Yamashita | ... | first assistant director |
| Takeshi Ôbayashi | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Yûki Sato | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Kenichi Benitani | ... | sound |
| Yasuo Hashimoto | ... | sound mixer |
| Yoshio Kojima | ... | sound effects |
| Mikio Mori | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Yasuhiro Nagamine | ... | sound crew |
| Toshio Nakano | ... | sound crew |
| Susumu Take | ... | sound crew |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Haruo Kawashima | ... | lighting supervisor |
| Takehiro Kuramochi | ... | camera operator |
| Akira Matsuhashi | ... | camera operator |
| Tadashi Miura | ... | camera operator |
| Takaaki Osumi | ... | still photographer |
| Masahiro Tanaka | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Akira Tsugi | ... | lighting technician |
| Katsuya Uchida | ... | lighting technician |
Editorial Department
| Tsuruko Matsumoto | ... | assistant editor |
| Isao Tomita | ... | assistant editor |
Location Management
| Akio Kitazawa | ... | location manager |
| Sigeru Ueda | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Raine Shine | ... | music engineer (uncredited) / music mixer (uncredited) |
| Vangelis | ... | music arranger (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) / music programming (uncredited) / musician: keyboards and synthesizers (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kumiko Ishiyama | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Masao Hara | ... | aurora photographing crew |
| Masato Hara | ... | advisor |
| Satoru Hashiyama | ... | veterinarian |
| Kazuo Higuchi | ... | aurora photographing crew |
| Toru Kikuchi | ... | advisor |
| Taiichi Kitamura | ... | advisor |
| Kazuo Kuroi | ... | advisor |
| Tadaomi Miya | ... | dog trainer |
| Masayoshi Murayama | ... | advisor |
| Eizaburo Nishibori | ... | advisor |
| Masanao Sato | ... | aurora photographing crew |
