Monster (TV Series)
The Cruelest Thing (2005)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Masayuki Kojima | ||
| Tôru Takahashi | ||
| Morio Asaka | ... | (opening) |
Writing Credits
| Naoki Urasawa | ... | (manga) |
| Tatsuhiko Urahata | ... | (structure) |
| Naoki Urasawa | ... | (creator) |
| Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | ... | (script) |
Cast (in credits order)
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Hidenobu Kiuchi | ... | Kenzou Tenma (voice) |
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Mamiko Noto | ... | Anna Liebert / Johan Liebert (voice) |
| Hideyuki Tanaka | ... | Wolfgang Grimmer (voice) | |
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Tsutomu Isobe | ... | Heinrich Lunge (voice) |
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Ikuko Sugita | ... | Jan Suk's Mother (voice) |
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Takaya Hashi | ... | Trunka (voice) |
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Mari Mashiba | ... | Milos (voice) |
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Akiko Takeguchi | ... | Social Worker A (voice) |
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Yumi Hikita | ... | Social Worker B (voice) |
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Kyôko Hamura | ... | Olda (voice) |
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Rie Ishizuka | ... | Antonin (voice) |
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Junko Noda | ... | Moharu (voice) |
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Yasushi Miyabayashi | ... | Pimp (voice) |
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Yôichi Nishjima | ... | Teacher (voice) (as Yoichi Nishijima) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Richard Epcar | ... | Inspector Heinrich Lunge (voice) | |
| Liam O'Brien | ... | Kenzou Tenma (voice) | |
| Patrick Seitz | ... | Wolfgang Grimmer (voice) | |
| Karen Strassman | ... | Anna Liebert / Nina Fortner (voice) | |
Produced by
| Akira Fujita | ... | executive producer |
| Hidemi Fukuhara | ... | executive producer |
| Mikiko Kobayashi | ... | assistant producer |
| Joshua Lopez | ... | co-producer |
| Miki Macaluso | ... | co-producer |
| Masao Maruyama | ... | producer |
| Kenji Nakamoto | ... | production producer |
| Toshio Nakatani | ... | producer |
| Manabu Tamura | ... | producer |
| Satoru Yoshimoto | ... | animation producer |
| Takuya Yui | ... | producer |
Music by
| Kuniaki Haishima | ||
Cinematography by
| Ryû Takizawa | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Satoshi Terauchi | ||
Casting By
| Patrick Seitz | ||
| René Veilleux | ... | casting director: principals |
Art Direction by
| Yûji Ikeda | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ryôsuke Nakamura | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Katsushi Aoki | ... | assistant art director |
| Morio Asaka | ... | storyboard artist: opening sequence |
| Atsuko Ishizuka | ... | setting producer |
| Mio Isshiki | ... | artist |
| Chikako Kamata | ... | color designer |
| Noriko Kikui | ... | color specification |
| Kitarô Kôsaka | ... | original character designs |
| Hitoshi Nagasaki | ... | artist: opening |
| Hiroshi Shimizu | ... | prop designer |
| Katsushi Shimizu | ... | artist: opening |
| Tomoyuki Shimizu | ... | artist: opening |
| Tôru Takahashi | ... | storyboard artist |
| Hideyuki Ueno | ... | artist: opening |
Sound Department
| Takuya Hasegawa | ... | sound effects: Sound Box |
| Yasunori Honda | ... | sound director |
| Kimitaka Kawasaki | ... | recording engineer |
| Marc Schmidt | ... | audio post coordinator |
Special Effects by
| Ayumi Arahata | ... | digital special effects / digital special effects: opening |
| Kumiko Taniguchi | ... | digital special effects / digital special effects: opening |
Visual Effects by
| Masayuki Narai | ... | cg producer |
Animation Department
| Hisashi Abe | ... | animation director: opening / key animator: opening |
| Junko Abe | ... | key animator |
| Shigeru Fujita | ... | character designer / chief animation director / chief animation director: opening |
| Noriyuki Fukuda | ... | key animator: opening |
| Kunihiko Hamada | ... | guest character desginer / key animator: opening |
| Ikuo Hashimoto | ... | key animator |
| Yoshinori Kanemori | ... | key animator |
| Naoko Masui | ... | key animator |
| Hideaki Matsuoka | ... | key animator |
| Chizuru Miyawaki | ... | animation director / guest character desginer / key animator |
| Minoru Nakamura | ... | background advancement |
| Takuo Noda | ... | key animator |
| Shingo Okano | ... | key animator |
| Kazutaka Ozaki | ... | key animator |
| Masami Ozone | ... | key animator |
| Hidehiko Sawada | ... | key animator |
| Masahiro Shigemoto | ... | key animator |
| Hiroshi Shimizu | ... | ending animator / key animator: opening |
| Hiroyuki Shiota | ... | key animator |
| Kunio Takahide | ... | key animator: opening |
| Satoshi Tazaki | ... | key animator: opening (as Satoshi Tasaki) |
| Yoshiaki Tsubata | ... | guest character desginer |
| Miwako Yamamoto | ... | key animator |
| Yoshitaka Yasuda | ... | weapon designer |
| Akiko Ôshima | ... | inbetween checker (as Akiko Ohshima) |
Casting Department
| René Veilleux | ... | adr voice casting |
Editorial Department
| Noriyuki Kajita | ... | video editor: Q-Tec |
| Kana Satake | ... | video editor: Q-Tec |
Music Department
| Kuniaki Haishima | ... | music supervisor |
| Norichika Iimori | ... | orchestra conductor |
| Hitoshi Konno | ... | musician: violin |
| Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen | ... | orchestra |
| Kazunari Sengoku | ... | music producer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Melora Harte | ... | script adaptation |
| Taliesin Jaffe | ... | script adaptation |
| Steve Kramer | ... | script adaptation |
| Patrick Seitz | ... | script adaptation |
| Michael Sorich | ... | script adaptation |
Additional Crew
| Hideyuki Akana | ... | supervisor: Shogakukan Big Comic Original |
| Mikito Bizenjima | ... | public relations |
| Mariko Iohara | ... | data assistant |
| Masakazu Kubo | ... | planning: NTV |
| Takashi Nagasaki | ... | supervisor: Studio Bee |
| Kaoru Nishihata | ... | public relations |
| Patrick Seitz | ... | voice director |
| Takayuki Sekimoto | ... | public relations |
| Yôji Yamada | ... | public relations (as Yoji Yamada) |
| Masahiko Ôsawa | ... | planning: Shogakukan (as Masahiko Osawa) |
| Mitsuru Ôshima | ... | Planning: VAP |
