MIDORI　STAFF and CAST

STAFF

*Executive producer,Animator,Director: HIROSHI HARADA
Born in 1962.
He was born in liquor and town "Karyukai" of the geisha.
He learned Confucianism and "Kinseki Syodo" (the oldest Chinese calligraphy) for school days.
Started making animation films in 8 mm from the age of 14, inspired by the film "Dinosaur Garty" (Directed by Windsor McKay).
In addition, he was affected by "Dokuritsu Eiga Undo(independence movie movement)" which occurred by Japanese "red purge". The representative movie director is Satsuo Yamamoto(1910-1983).
He studied a direction theory of Satsuo Yamamoto.
He did Director of TV animated cartoon and animator(Doraemon etc.) and the work of the haunted house of the amusement park. 1983, he did the work of the TV animated cartoon with Japanese veteran animator Yasuji Mori (The animator who drew Japan's first long piece color animated movie"Hakuja-den").
Continues working in the avant-garde movement in collaboration with images, music, marionette and dancing.
Animation film "Death Lullaby" was screened in the Film Festival of Turin, Berlin Film Festival and in United Kingdom cities, and it won a favourable comment from Terry Jones(director of the film Monty Python).
2006, he directed in TV cartoon film "Yokai Ningen Bem-Humanoid Monster Bem".
He member of Film Workers and animator's labor union. *http://anirepo.exblog.jp/
He is a design school of Japan and a lecturer of the University of Arts now.
*His website...http://kiyusou.web.fc2.com/



*Original author(Original Manga): SUEHIRO MARUO
Born in 1956.
Absorbed in manga magazines: "Shonen King", "Shonen Magazine" and other comic magazines.
Aspired to be a manga cartoonist. Came up to Tokyo at the age of 15.
Started working in a relief printing and book binding house at Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. At 17, brought his work to Magazine "Shonen Jump".
Became aware that his work was not for young boys' magazines and left manga world for some time. At 24, made debut with his "Ribbon Knight".
Published his first book "Rose-colored Monster" at 26. He publishes mangas, illustra- tions and many others in succession.
Many works followed. MIDORI was sold also in US and Italy.
M charms a Japanese young reader every year.
In late years a revised edition of MIDORI is sold than Seirin-kogeisya.
For 2007 years,he announced the "panorama Island adventure tale"(base the on Ranpo Edogawa)by a "comics beam magazine".
Recent masterpieces include: "Laughing Vampire" (pub- lished serially in "Young Champion Weekly", by Seirin Kogeisha Co.
*Contact for Suehiro Maruo:　http://www.maruojigoku.com/
*Contact for Suehiro Maruo's publications: Seirin Kogeisha Co.　 http://www.seirinkogeisha.com//


*Music: J.A.SEAZER
Born in 1948.
For 1969 years, he participated in theatrical company "Tenjyo Sajiki" by Shuji Terayama.
He was in charge of music with a director there.
In addition, he was in charge of the music of the movie of Terayama.
It was shown in France too.
In 1983, he started theatrical company "Banyu Inryoku" after death of Terayama.
1986: Participated in International Edinburgh Art Festival presenting "SUNA". Won the top drama prize.
His works were staged in many overseas cities as in UK, Greece and Rumania.
In 2005, he was in charge of the director of the play of the Japanese Government pavilion of expo2005 Aichi JAPAN.
In addition, he cooperated with the recording of many singer-songwriters as a composer, an arranger.
One of main theatrical works he produced was, Shakespeare's "King Lear". and Syuji terayama's "Nuhi-Kun" Main Movie Musical works include: "Denen-ni-shisu(Dies the ricefield.)" (ATG), "Boxer" (Toei), "China Doll", and "Kusa Meikyu (Grass Labyrinth) "(French movies)
*Contact for J.A. Seazer:　http://www.banyu-inryoku.net/main/main.htm


*Art director: Katsufumi Haryu
A main art director work:"Macross plus","A card captor Sakura","Zettai Syonen".
*Director of Photography:Nobuyuki Sugaya
A main Photography of director work:"Utyusenkan Yamato","Gureto Majinga""Gegege no Kitaro",
A main Producer work:"Musashi Gando".
*Editing: Harutoshi Ogata
A main Editing work:"Jyanguru Taitei-1966-","Yuniko","Oneamisu no thubasa".
*Sound:Koichi Asanuma
A main Sound work:"Sanriduka","Minamata","Shiranuikai".
*Sound:Yukio Nakamura
A main Sound work:"Break Heat","Arujyokyoshi Syudan Rinchi","Hiroduma Furin-kurabu".
*Recording:Nobuyuki Kikuchi
A main Recording work:"Angel Dust","Hitokiri Ginji","Aga no Kioku",
A main Producer work:"Sanriduka".
*Recording:Shigeru Tokita
*Doll of screening place: Noriko Ohashi
A main art work :"Secret communication chess,Solid Kazokuawase,
Professor douel's head of Aleksandr Beljaev"all by Syuji Terayama.
*Scripter:Mako Sakura



CAST

*Midori Chan: Minako Naka
*Wander Masamitsu--The Western magician of the dwarf--: Norihiko Morishita
*Mr.Arashi--The boss of the freaks show--:Keinosuke Okamoto
*Akaza--A human being pump-- and,Namako--A Dharma man--: Kazuyoshi Hayashi
*Muchisute--A man without both hands--: Kinji Nomura
*Koetsu--The master of the snake-- and, Midori's mother: Sanae Kato
*Ftanari Kanabun--A man and woman, the owner of the both sex organs--: Yumiko Takagi
*Midori's Mother:Shoko Tanaka *Hiroshi Inagaki--Scout of movie company--and,Narrator: Koji Imoto
*A spectator of Kansai: Yoshihiko Matsui
*Old woman and child: Kinu Yoshimi, Karuki Tamatsukuri
*Fire man"Hfiki-otoko": Jyun Eri　※The outdoor stage 1992
*Severed head"Nama-Kubi": Ruka Mikami　※The outdoor stage 1992
*Man of a picture-story show: Kyoka Asuka　※The outdoor stage 1992
Naka and Okamoto and Hayashi and Nomura and Tanaka and Imoto were members of a theatrical-
company of "Paranoia Hyakkaten" in those days.
Morishita was a stage director of the theatrical company Kuro-tent.
Takagi is theatrical company Isaribi,Yoshimi is Gessyoku-Kagekidan,
Matsui is a movie director of the Yokubo-production.
Kyoka was an actor of theatrical company Kaizo-oukoku.
Tamatsukuri was a singer-songwriter,and Eri was a dancer.