Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit (TV)
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| Moribito (DVD 1) 2008-11-04 (from $15.99) |
| Moribito (DVD 2) 2008-11-04 (from $15.99) |
| Moribito (DVD 3) 2009-02-10 (from $16.99) |
| Moribito (DVD 4) 2009-06-02 (from $16.99) |
| Moribito (DVD 5) 2009-08-04 (from $18.74) |
| Moribito (DVD 6) 2009-10-13 (from $18.74) |
| Moribito - Two Pack (DVD 1-2) 2008-11-04 (from $23.80) |
| Moribito - Two Pack Designer Box (DVD 1-2) 2008-11-04 (from $30.60) |
| Moribito - Two Pack (DVD 3-4) 2009-06-23 (from $20.11) |
| Moribito - Two Pack (DVD 5-6) 2009-10-13 (from $26.24) |
| Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (Novel) 2008-06-01 (from $12.23) |
Director: Kenji Kamiyama Script: Storyboard: Episode Director: Music: Kenji Kawai Original story: Nahoko Uehashi Character Design: Gatou Asou Art director: Yusuke Takeda Animation director: 3D Director: Makoto Endo Sound director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi Director of Photography: Hiroshi Tanaka Executive producer: Producer: Assistant director: Masayuki Yoshihara Chief Editor: Junichi Uematsu Colour Design: Yumiko Katayama Design Work: Shigeto Koyama Key Animation: Ryousuke Sawa (Ep. 19, 24) Planning: Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami Theme Song Performance: | Mabuki Andou as Balsa Naoto Adachi as Chagum Ako Mayama as Torogai Atsushi Ono as Mikado Hirofumi Nojima as Shuga Kouji Tsujitani as Tanda Mayumi Asano as Touya Rintarou Nishi as Jiguro Ryou Hirohashi as Saya Ryouya Kobayashi as Sagum Akihiko Ishizumi as Villager (ep 19) Atsushi Ono as Rai Emi Shinohara as Nino-kisaki Fumihiko Tachiki as Tagul (ep 21) Hajime Iijima as Gambling stall holder (ep 10) Hiroki Touchi as King's Spear A (ep 21) Hiroshi Naka as Gakai Kappei Yamaguchi as Tandol (ep 13) Katsumi Chou as Yassam's father (ep 12) Katsunosuke Hori as Sword smith (ep 8) Keiji Fujiwara as Karuna Yonsa (ep 21) Kenichi Mochizuki as Kensho Ono as Yassam (ep 12) Kouhei Fukuhara as Marika Hayashi as Woman (ep 10) Masaya Matsukaze as Jin Misato Fukuen as Nimuka (ep 18) Naomi Kusumi as Mon Naomi Shindoh as Balsa (young, ep 21) Reiko Suzuki as Old woman (ep 10) Ryûzaburô Ôtomo as Karbo Sayuri as Shinji Kawada as Shiro Saito as Commander (ep 6) Sousuke Komori as Commander Assistant (ep 6) Takayuki Sasada as Hyok Takkou Ishimori as Hibitonan Takuma Takewaka as Gyabusal Tetsu Shiratori as Rice store's young master (ep 11) Tomie Kataoka as Matchmaker (ep 11) Wasabi Mizuta as Kohyoi Yonehiko Kitagawa as Souya (ep 18-20) Youko Asagami as Seena (ep 13) Yuuki Masuda as | |||||||
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ADR Director: Kristi Reed Art director: Merideth Mulroney Translation: David Fleming ADR Script: Kristi Reed Executive producer: Producer: Acquisition Liaison: Additional Translation: Yuki Urakawa Assistant Engineer: Jeff Prosser Assistant producer: Charles Ohta Associate Casting Director: Mami Okada Casting Director: Kaeko Sakamoto Co-Producer: Mami Okada Dialogue Editing: Patrick Rodman DVD Authoring: Dave Beinlich Editing: Derek Lieu Post-Production Assistant: Barry Weir Post-Production Manager: Christian Moran Production Assistant: Production Manger: Megumi Kunisada Production Supervision: Re-Recording Mixing: Patrick Rodman Recording engineer: Sound Supervisor: Patrick Rodman Special Thanks To: Gary Conner Spotting: Tetsuya Fujita Subtitling: Robby Huang | Cindy Robinson as Balsa Mona Marshall as Chagum Barbara Goodson as Torogai Chris Kent as Mikado Darrel Guilbeau as Tandor (ep. 13) Erika Weinstein as Saya Johnny Yong Bosch as Sagum Kyle Hebert as Jiguro Muso Peter Doyle as Tanda Steve Cannon as Shuga Yuri Lowenthal as Touya Amy Johnson as Barbara Goodson as First Queen (Ep. 16) Chris Kent as Yun (Ep. 3, 17) David Lodge as Villager (Ep. 5) Doug Stone as Erika Weinstein as Kid Leader's Sister (Ep. 9) G. Gordon Baer as George C. Cole as Grant George as Yarsam (Ep. 12) Greg Howard as Karbo (Ep. 13) Jason C. Miller as Jin Johnny Yong Bosch as Kira Buckland as Nimka (Ep. 18-19) Kyle Hebert as Marianne Miller as Kohyoi (Ep. 9, 12) Michael McConnohie as Raymond D. LaVallée as Russell Thor as Blacksmith (Ep. 8) Steve Kramer as Tara Platt as Second Queen Taylor Henry as Mon Tony Oliver as Turbo Jettson as Narrator | |||||||
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| (none) | Diana Borgwardt as Balsa Leo Vornberger as Chagum Ernst Meincke as Großer Weiser Ghadah Al-Akel as Zweite Kaiserin Libell Barthel as Saya Marianne Lutz as Torogai Michael Baral as Tanda Ozan Uenal as Sagum Reinhard Kuhnert as Kaiser Tino Hillebrandt as Toya Tobias Nath as Shuga Daniel Claus as Kohyoi Frank Muth as Mon Hasso Zorn as Gakai Jan Spitzer as Erzähler Karl Schulz as Kasper Eichel as Chef Diener (Ep. 1) Lillian Sumner as Nimuka Michael Narloch as Souya Nico Mamone as Jin Tilo Schmitz as Kalbo | |||||||
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