Ai no wakakusa monogatari (TV Series)
The Battle Begins! (1987)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Fumio Kurokawa | ... | (series director) |
Writing Credits
| Louisa May Alcott | ... | (novel) |
| Akira Miyazaki | ... | (teleplay) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Keiko Han | ... | Meg (voice) | |
| Eiko Yamada | ... | Jo (voice) | |
| Mayumi Shô | ... | Beth (voice) | |
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Rei Sakuma | ... | Amy March (voice) |
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Taeko Nakanishi | ... | Mary (voice) |
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Hisako Ôkata | ... | Hanna (voice) |
| Toshihiko Seki | ... | John Marty (voice) | |
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Nagisa Andô | ... | Mrs. Spencer (voice) |
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Akiko Takeguchi | ... | Mrs. Evans (voice) |
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Eriko Chihara | ... | Barbara (voice) |
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Takurô Kitagawa | ... | Corporal Baker (voice) |
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Seiichi Suzuki | ... | Soldier A (voice) |
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Keiichi Zenzai | ... | Soldier B (voice) |
| Fumihiko Tachiki | ... | Soldier C (voice) | |
Produced by
| Taihei Ishikawa | ... | producer: Fuji TV |
| Eiichi Kubota | ... | planner: Fuji TV |
| Kôichi Motohashi | ... | executive producer |
| Junzô Nakajima | ... | producer |
| Shoji Sato | ... | planner |
Music by
| Shuki Levy | ... | (english version) |
| Kazuo Ohtani | ||
| Haim Saban | ... | (english version) |
Cinematography by
| Toshiaki Morita | ||
Editing by
| Hidetoshi Kadoono | ||
| Yoshihiro Kasahara | ||
| Shin'ichi Natori | ... | (as Shinichi Natori) |
Art Direction by
| Masamichi Takano | ||
Production Management
| Mitsuru Takakuwa | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hiromi Sugimura | ... | assistant episode director |
| Takeshi Yamaguchi | ... | unit director |
Art Department
| Akiko Koyama | ... | color key |
| Norio Yazawa | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Masakatsu Aida | ... | recording producer: Onkyô Eizô System |
| Akihiko Matsuda | ... | sound effects editor |
| Chiaki Satô | ... | sound recordist |
| Etsushi Yamada | ... | recording director |
Special Effects by
| Masao Yoshiyama | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tsuneo Hosoda | ... | camera operator: Trans Arts |
| Hiroaki Matsuzawa | ... | camera operator: Trans Arts |
| Yukio Sugiyama | ... | camera operator: Trans Arts |
| Kazushi Torigoe | ... | camera operator: Trans Arts |
Animation Department
| Sumiko Asato | ... | key animator |
| Yûko Fujii | ... | assistant animation director (as Hiroko Fujii) / assistant animation director |
| Kuniko Hamano | ... | key animator |
| Jun'ichi Hashimoto | ... | layout checker |
| Ken'ichi Ishibashi | ... | background artist |
| Sayuri Ito | ... | background artist |
| Shizuo Kawai | ... | key animator |
| Yoshifumi Kondô | ... | character designer |
| Rika Kuwahata | ... | background artist |
| Shigeo Nishihara | ... | background artist |
| Noboru Takahashi | ... | key animator |
| Noriko Tsutsui | ... | background artist |
| Toshiki Yamazaki | ... | animation director / character designer |
| Noriko Yazawa | ... | key animator |
| Michiko Yokota | ... | background artist |