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"Serial Experiments Lain" Religion (TV Episode 1998) Poster

(TV Mini Series)

(1998)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Ryûtarô Nakamura
Akihiko Nishiyama

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Yoshitoshi Abe ... (character creator)
Chiaki Konaka ... (screenplay)
Chiaki Konaka ... (structure)
Chiaki Konaka ... (writer)
Yasuyuki Ueda ... (creator)
Yasuyuki Ueda ... (original plan)
Yasuyuki Ueda ... (original story)
Yasuyuki Ueda ... (planning)

Cast (in credits order)  

Kaori Shimizu Kaori Shimizu ... Lain Iwakura (voice)
Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi ... Yasuo Iwakura (voice)
Rei Igarashi Rei Igarashi ... Miho Iwakura (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi ... Mika Iwakura (voice)
Yôko Asada Yôko Asada ... Arisu Mizuki (voice)
Chiharu Tezuka Chiharu Tezuka ... Reika Yamamoto (voice)
Manabi Mizuno Manabi Mizuno ... Juri Kato (voice)
Wasei Chikada Wasei Chikada ... JJ (voice) (as Kazuo Chikada)
Takumi Yamazaki ... Man in Black #2 / Lin Sui-Xi (voice)
Kuniko Yoshioka Kuniko Yoshioka ... S (voice)
Ayako Kurosaki Ayako Kurosaki ... Woman's Voice (voice)
Keichi Igarashi Keichi Igarashi ... Young Boy A (voice)
Kenji Nojima Kenji Nojima ... Young Boy B (voice)
Miki Itô ... Little Girl (Adult Voice) (voice)
Haruka Tsunezumi Haruka Tsunezumi ... Little Girl (Child Voice) (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue ... Man's Voice (voice)
Madoka Akita Madoka Akita ... (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Apostolina ... Additional Voices (voice) (as Jimmy Theodore)
Heather Ashton Heather Ashton ... Additional Voices (voice)
Rona Bellini Rona Bellini ... Additional Voices (voice)
Emilie de Azevedo Brown ... Arisu Mizuki (voice) (as Emily Brown)
Bob Buchholz ... Man in Black #2 / Lin Sui-Xi (voice) (as Robert Wicks)
Petrea Burchard ... Miho Iwakura (voice) (as Celeste Burch)
Susan Chavez Susan Chavez ... Additional Voices (voice)
Cecilia Elam Cecilia Elam ... Additional Voices (voice) (as Bebe Elam)
Sandy Fox ... Additional Voices (voice) (as a different name)
Eddie Frierson ... JJ (voice) (as Christy Mathewson)
Bridget Hoffman ... Lain Iwakura (voice) (as Ruby Marlowe)
Patricia Ja Lee ... Mika Iwakura (voice) (as PJ Lee)
Dari Lallou Dari Lallou ... Juri Kato (voice) (as Alexis A Edward)
Dan Lorge ... Additional Voices (voice)
Sherry Lynn ... Little Girl with Teddy Bear (voice) (as Katie Ashley)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn ... S / Lain's NAVI (voice) (as Melissa Williamson)
Steve McGowan Steve McGowan ... Additional Voices (voice) (as Elliot Reynolds)
Randy McPherson ... Additional Voices (voice) (as Sean Mitchell)
Gracie Moore Gracie Moore ... Additional Voices (voice) (as Gracie Poletti)
Ali Moriizumi Ali Moriizumi ... DJ (Present Day announcer) (voice) (as Ari Moriizumi)
Tamotsu Nishiwaki Tamotsu Nishiwaki ... (voice)
Hiromi Otsuda Hiromi Otsuda ... (voice)
Jamieson Price ... Additional Voices (voice) (as James Lyon)
Lia Sargent ... Additional Voices (voice)
Kazunori Sekine Kazunori Sekine ... (voice)
Kevin Seymour Kevin Seymour ... Additional Voices (voice) (as Horace Muckle)
Paul Stephen Paul Stephen ... Additional Voices (voice)
Barry Stigler Barry Stigler ... Yasuo Iwakura (voice) (as Gil Starberry)
Ty Webb Ty Webb ... Additional Voices (voice)
Masahito Yabe Masahito Yabe ... (voice)
Lenore Zann ... Reika Yamamoto (voice)

Produced by 

Shojiro Abe ... producer
Mie Ide ... assistant producer
Makiko Iwata ... producer: TV Tokyo
Akihiro Kawamura ... executive producer
Tarô Maki ... executive producer
Yasuyuki Ueda ... producer

Music by 

Wasei Chikada
Ben Henderson
Reichi Nakaido
Akira Takemoto

Cinematography by 

Takashi Azuhata ... director of photography

Editing by 

Tsuyoshi Imai
Takeshi Seyama

Art Direction by 

Masaru Satô

Art Department 

Akihiro Hirasawa ... artboards
Michiyo Iriomote ... color key
Satomi Katagiri ... color checker / color key
Akihisa Okuda ... designer: Main Title Logo
Kazuharu Sato ... setting producer
Yoshinori Shiozawa ... artboards

Sound Department 

Phil Brewster ... re-recording mixer
Les E. Claypool III ... final mix (as Les Claypool III)
Shôji Hata ... recording engineer (as Shoji Hata)
Nono Ishizaki ... sound effects assistant
Fumiaki Tanaka ... recording assistant / sound recording assistant
Yôta Tsuruoka ... sound director

Special Effects by 

Takashi Maekawa ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Mitsuru Sugiura ... graphics operation

Camera and Electrical Department 

Akiko Nishikawa ... camera operator: Azuhata Production / photographer: Azuhata Production
Shin'ichi Sasano ... camera operator: Azuhata Production (as Shinichi Sasano) / photography: Azuhata Production (as Shinichi Sasano)
Izumi Takahashi ... camera operator: Azuhata Production / photography: Azuhata Production (as Kazusumi Takahashi)
Atsuo Tsukioka ... camera operator: Azuhata Production / photography: Azuhata Production

Animation Department 

Yoshitoshi Abe ... original character designer
Gakuto Adehara ... inbetween animator: Buyou
Kôichi Arai ... animator: opening/ending sequences (as Koichi Arai)
Akane Hamano ... ink and paint artist: Buyou / paint checker
Hiroki Hara ... inbetween animator: Buyou
Osamu Honda ... background artist: Baku Production
Rie Honda ... background artist: Baku Production
Seung-hyeon Hong ... key animator: Sung San Planning
Masao Ichitani ... background artist: Baku Production (as Masao Ichigaya)
Il-bae Kim ... key animator: Sung San Planning
Jeong Tae Kim ... key animator: Sung San Planning
Myeong-byeon Kim ... key animator: Sung San Planning
Kaname Kirishiro ... inbetween animator: Buyou
Takahiro Kishida ... character designer
Tarô Kitagawa ... ink and paint artist: Buyou (as Taro Kitagawa)
Makiko Kumasawa ... ink and paint artist: Buyou / paint checker
Kazuko Maejima ... key animator
Yoshimasa Masuda ... ink and paint artist: Buyou
Hidenori Matsubara ... animator: opening/ending sequences
Tokuyuki Matsutake ... animator: opening/ending sequences (as Noriyuki Matsutake)
Tomoko Miyata ... inbetween checker
Kenichi Nagao ... inbetween animator: Buyou
Mitsuteru Nakamura ... paint checker
Yeong-jae Pak ... key animator: Sung San Planning
Sakuya Sakurai ... inbetween animator: Buyou
Natsue Sasaki ... ink and paint artist: Buyou
Toshihiro Shinyu ... background artist: Baku Production
Hirofumi Suzuki ... animator: opening/ending sequences
Rie Suzuki ... ink and paint artist: Buyou
Yûji Takahashi ... animation director (as Yuji Takahashi)
Yuji Takashi ... layout artist
Tomokazu Tokoro ... animator: opening/ending sequences / layout supervisor: Navi
Toshiyuki Tsuru ... animator: opening/ending sequences
Masato Ujibe ... inbetween checker
Akihiko Yamashita ... animator: opening/ending sequences

Casting Department 

Suguru Matsuoka ... casting
Wataru Matsuoka ... casting

Editorial Department 

Tsuyoshi Imai ... editor: Jay Film (opening/ending sequences)
Mari Kobayashi ... editor: video
Keiko Mizuta ... assistant editor
Yasuki Morimitsu ... editor: video
Kumio Onaga ... editor: video
Kaoru Saitô ... assistant editor (as Kaoru Saito)
Megumi Uchida ... assistant editor

Music Department 

Emi Itô ... musical producer: 7thMother
Kôji Kasamatsu ... second music & sound designer (as Koji Kasamatsu)
Akira Takemoto ... second music & sound designer

Additional Crew 

Jin Chôsokabe ... production assistant (as Jin Chosokabe)
Takashi Hirokawa ... production desk
Jun'ya Itô ... program marketing
Ito Junya ... promotion
Junshi Nakahara ... subtitle/programming & cg works
Kazuhiro Satô ... setting production
Osamu Takahashi ... subtitle/programming & cg works
Masahiko Takai ... subtitle/programming & cg works
Kôji Yamagiwa ... subtitle/programming & cg works

See also

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

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