Directed by
| Isao Takahata | ||
Writing Credits
| Kazuo Fukazawa | ... | (screenplay) |
| Kazuo Fukazawa | ... | (puppet play "Chikisani no taiyô") (uncredited) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Mikijirô Hira | ... | Grunwald, the Demon of Ice (voice) | |
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Etsuko Ichihara | ... | Hilda (voice) |
| Eijirô Tôno | ... | Ganko, the blacksmith (voice) | |
| Masao Mishima | ... | Village Leader (voice) | |
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Yasushi Nagata | ... | Drago, villager |
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Hisako Ôkata | ... | Hols (voice) |
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Hiroshi Kamiyama | ... | Villager (voice) |
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Hisashi Yokomori | ... | Horu's Father / Toto, the white owl (voice) |
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Tokuko Sugiyama | ||
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Tadashi Yokouchi | ... | Paul / Moog the Rock Giant (voice) |
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Asako Akazawa | ... | Piria, Rusan's fiancée |
| Yuriko Abe | ... | Young woman | |
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Kazuo Tachibana | ... | Villager |
| Taisaku Akino | ... | Rusan (as Masaaki Tsusaka) | |
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Yoshie Hinoki | ||
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Yôko Mizugaki | ... | Little girl Mauni (as Yoko Mizugaki) |
| Noriko Ohara | ... | Chiro | |
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Yoshiko Asai | ... | Coro, the little Bear (voice) (as Yukari Asai) |
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Junko Hori | ... | Frep |
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| Gilbert Mack | ... | Grunwald (voice) | |
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Corinne Orr | ... | Chiro the Squirrel (voice) |
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Ray Owens | ... | Rockor (voice) |
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Billie Lou Watt | ... | Prince (voice) |
Produced by
| Satoru Ainoda | ... | planner |
| Tôru Hara | ... | planner (as Toru Hara) |
| Hiroshi Ohkawa | ... | executive producer (as Hiroshi Okawa) |
| Yû Saitô | ... | planner |
| Masajirô Seki | ... | planner |
Music by
| Michio Mamiya | ||
Cinematography by
| Yukio Katayama | ||
| Jiro Yoshimura | ||
Editing by
| Yutaka Chikura | ||
Art Direction by
| Mataji Urata | ||
Production Management
| Osamu Yoshioka | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yoshikatsu Kasai | ... | assistant director |
| Mitsuru Takeda | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | scene designer |
Sound Department
| Hiromi Kanbara | ... | sound recordist |
| Kiyoshi Ôhira | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Chiaki Hirao | ... | special effects |
Animation Department
| Takashi Abe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshio Aiso | ... | inbetween artist |
| Teruo Hattori | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shoji Ikehara | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tetsuta Ikuno | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masahiro Ioka | ... | background artist |
| Mihoko Irie | ... | trace artist |
| Mario Ishiyama | ... | inbetween artist |
| Minoru Katô | ... | xerographer |
| Sadao Kikuchi | ... | animator |
| Hiroko Kishimoto | ... | colorist |
| Masatake Kita | ... | animator |
| Yôichi Kotabe | ... | animator |
| Kazuko Kurosawa | ... | trace artist |
| Takao Kurosawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shigeo Matoba | ... | inbetween artist |
| Keiko Miyamoto | ... | colorist |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | key animator |
| Yasuji Mori | ... | animator |
| Kinzaburô Muramatsu | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sumiko Naganuma | ... | inbetween artist |
| Reiko Okuyama | ... | animator |
| Katsuko Sakano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Takao Sakano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Noboru Sekiai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Saburô Shinnô | ... | animation inspector / checker |
| Yoshinobu Susukida | ... | inbetween artist (as Yoshinobu Usuda) |
| Yohei Taniguchi | ... | palette artist |
| Isamu Tsuchida | ... | background artist |
| Kôichi Tsunoda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Fumihiro Uchikawa | ... | background artist |
| Miyo Yamada | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kyôko Yamashita | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shigetsugu Yoshida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Akemi Ôta | ... | animator |
| Yasuo Ôtsuka | ... | animation director |
Additional Crew
| Setsuyo Matoba | ... | record keeper |
| Osamu Yoshioka | ... | production assistant |
