Bridget Hoffman and Kaori Shimizu in Serial Experiments Lain (1998)

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Serial Experiments Lain

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Directors

Writers

Yasuyuki Ueda
Yasuyuki Ueda
creator: original story (creator) (as Production 2nd)
Chiaki Konaka
Chiaki Konaka
structure &
Chiaki Konaka
Chiaki Konaka
screenplay
Yasuyuki Ueda
Yasuyuki Ueda
original story (as Production 2nd)

Cast

(in credits order)

Kaori Shimizu
Kaori Shimizu
Lain Iwakura
(voice)
Ryûsuke Ôbayashi
Ryûsuke Ôbayashi
Yasuo Iwakura
(voice) (as Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi)
Rei Igarashi
Rei Igarashi
Miho Iwakura
(voice) (as Tomoko Furakawa)
Ayako Kawasumi
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
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
Miki Itô
Little Girl (Adult Voice)
(voice)
Haruka Tsunezumi
Haruka Tsunezumi
Little Girl (Child Voice)
(voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Kazuhiko Inoue
Man's Voice
(voice)
Madoka Akita
Madoka Akita
(voice)

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

Steve Apostolina
Steve Apostolina
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice) (as Jimmy Theodore)
Heather Ashton
Heather Ashton
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice)
Rona Bellini
Rona Bellini
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice)
Emilie de Azevedo Brown
Emilie de Azevedo Brown
Arisu Mizuki
(English version) (voice) (as Emily Brown)
Bob Buchholz
Bob Buchholz
Man in Black #2
/Lin Sui-Xi
(English version) (voice) (as Robert Wicks)
Petrea Burchard
Petrea Burchard
Miho Iwakura
(English version) (voice) (as Celeste Burch)
Susan Chavez
Susan Chavez
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice)
Cecilia Elam
Cecilia Elam
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice) (as Bebe Elam)
Sandy Fox
Sandy Fox
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice) (as a different name)
Eddie Frierson
Eddie Frierson
JJ
(English version) (voice) (as Christy Mathewson)
Bridget Hoffman
Bridget Hoffman
Lain Iwakura
(English version) (voice) (as Ruby Marlowe)
Patricia Ja Lee
Patricia Ja Lee
Mika Iwakura
(English version) (voice) (as PJ Lee)
Dari Lallou
Dari Lallou
Juri Kato
(English version) (voice) (as Alexis A Edward)
Dan Lorge
Dan Lorge
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice)
Sherry Lynn
Sherry Lynn
Little Girl with Teddy Bear
(English version) (voice) (as Katie Ashley)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
S
/Lain's NAVI
(English version) (voice) (as Melissa Williamson)
Steve McGowan
Steve McGowan
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice) (as Elliot Reynolds)
Randy McPherson
Randy McPherson
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice) (as Sean Mitchell)
Gracie Moore
Gracie Moore
Additional Voices
(English version) (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
Jamieson Price
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice) (as James Lyon)
Lia Sargent
Lia Sargent
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice)
Kazunori Sekine
Kazunori Sekine
(voice)
Kevin Seymour
Kevin Seymour
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice) (as Horace Muckle)
Paul Stephen
Paul Stephen
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice)
Barry Stigler
Barry Stigler
Yasuo Iwakura
(English version) (voice) (as Gil Starberry)
Ty Webb
Ty Webb
Additional Voices
(English version) (voice)
Masahito Yabe
Masahito Yabe
(voice)
Lenore Zann
Lenore Zann
Reika Yamamoto
(English version) (voice)

Producers

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

Composers

Cinematographer

Takashi Azuhata
Takashi Azuhata
director of photography

Editors

Art Director

Masaru Satô
Masaru Satô

Art Department

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

Sound Department

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

Special Effects

Takashi Maekawa
Takashi Maekawa
special effects

Visual Effects

Mitsuru Sugiura
Mitsuru Sugiura
graphics operation

Camera and Electrical Department

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

Animation Department

Yoshitoshi Abe
Yoshitoshi Abe
original character designer
Gakuto Adehara
Gakuto Adehara
inbetween animator: Buyou
Kôichi Arai
Kôichi Arai
animator: opening/ending sequences (as Koichi Arai)
Akane Hamano
Akane Hamano
ink and paint artist: Buyou / paint checker
Hiroki Hara
Hiroki Hara
inbetween animator: Buyou
Osamu Honda
Osamu Honda
background artist: Baku Production
Rie Honda
Rie Honda
background artist: Baku Production
Seung-hyeon Hong
Seung-hyeon Hong
key animator: Sung San Planning
Masao Ichitani
Masao Ichitani
background artist: Baku Production (as Masao Ichigaya)
Il-bae Kim
Il-bae Kim
key animator: Sung San Planning