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Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Jirô Akagawa ... (novel)
Chiho Katsura

Cast (in credits order)  

Hikari Ishida Hikari Ishida ... Mika Kitao
Tomoko Nakajima ... Chizuko Kitao
Toshinori Omi Toshinori Omi ... Tomoya Kaminaga
Tomoka Shibayama Tomoka Shibayama ... Mako Hasebe
Wakako Shimazaki Wakako Shimazaki ... Keiko Nakanishi
Noriko Nishiyama Noriko Nishiyama ... Drama Club Captain
Yuri Nakae Yuri Nakae ... Mariko Maeno
Kazuko Yoshiyuki ... Mariko's mother
Wakaba Irie Wakaba Irie ... Mako's mother
Etsuko Nami Etsuko Nami ... Teacher
Hiromi Oda Hiromi Oda ... Classmate
Sachika Takahashi Sachika Takahashi
Mitae Nagata Mitae Nagata
Hitomi Nakamura Hitomi Nakamura
Yukari Yabe Yukari Yabe
Chiharu Hototsuka Chiharu Hototsuka
Mayumi Fujimoto Mayumi Fujimoto
Junko Kitamura Junko Kitamura
Ayaka Ôno Ayaka Ôno
Shiori Yonezawa Shiori Yonezawa
Ayako Watanabe Ayako Watanabe
Kaoru Kureyama Kaoru Kureyama
Yukari Imai Yukari Imai
Takako Ishii Takako Ishii
Kaichô Kobayashi Kaichô Kobayashi
Hiroshi Ôtani Hiroshi Ôtani
Caroline Flynn Caroline Flynn
Katsuko Fujiwara Katsuko Fujiwara
Takashi Toyoda Takashi Toyoda
Yoshitaka Zushi Yoshitaka Zushi ... Strange guy
Hitoshi Ômae Hitoshi Ômae ... Truck driver
Kôen Okumura Kôen Okumura ... Teacher
Naoto Takenaka ... Psychiatrist
Yasufumi Hayashi Yasufumi Hayashi ... Young Buddhist priest
Bengal Bengal ... Mako's father (as Bengaru)
Yumiko Fujita Yumiko Fujita ... Old lady on hillside
Keiko Masuda Keiko Masuda ... Yuko Uchida
Ittoku Kishibe Ittoku Kishibe ... Yuichi Kitao
Sumiko Fuji Sumiko Fuji ... Haruko Kitao (as Junko Fuji)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yasushi Sumida Yasushi Sumida
Ayako Ono Ayako Ono ... Girl (uncredited)

Produced by 

Takaomi Deguchi ... planner
Kuniyoshi Kawashima ... producer
Katsumi Koide ... executive producer
Kie Nakamura ... planner
Hitoshi Ogura ... planner
Shuji Tanuma ... producer
Kyôko Ôbayashi ... executive producer / producer

Music by 

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography by 

Shigeichi Nagano

Editing by 

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

Art Direction by 

Kazuo Satsuya ... (as Kazuo Satsutani)

Set Decoration by 

Yoshiaki Kawai
Yoshinao Tanaka

Costume Design by 

Hisako Sugai ... (stylist)

Makeup Department 

Chieko Okano ... hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management 

Yasuyuki Iida ... executive in charge of production
Masakazu Tajiri ... production supervisor
Ryôichi Tanaka ... hi-vision in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Masaru Kamiyama ... assistant director

Art Department 

Nobuhiro Akitaya ... property master
Hideyuki Kanemori ... property master
Yoji Tatsuta ... assistant property master
Sadao Ôda ... property master

Sound Department 

Shôhei Hayashi ... sound effects design
Katsumi Itô ... sound effects assistant
Tooru Okitsu ... sound recordist
Masatoshi Yokomizo ... sound

Visual Effects by 

Michihisa Miyashige ... technical editor
Masashi Nakamura ... opticals
Minoru Nakano ... visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Rintarô Hosogoe ... photos by
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi ... assistant cinematographer
Ken Ishii ... key grip
Makoto Kuida ... still photographer
Tadaaki Shimada ... gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Junji Miyazaki ... Japanese clothing coordinator
Sumiko Natsumeda ... Japanese clothing assistant

Editorial Department 

Chikako Fukui ... negative cutter
Kimie Kawagishi ... negative cutter
Toshikazu Ogura ... timing
Yoshiyasu Suzuki ... timing
Shizuko Tojima ... positive cutter
Eiko Yoshida ... positive cutter

Music Department 

Joe Hisaishi ... music producer (as Mamoru Fujisawa)

Script and Continuity Department 

Noriko Takayama ... continuity

Additional Crew 

Yoshiko Kimura ... stage manager
Hiroaki Kohashi ... choreographer

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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