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Golden Source Material (from novel:"Memoirs of a Geisha") Back to Top Producers Patty Whitcher Executive Producer Bobby Cohen Executive Producer Roger Birnbaum Executive Producer Gary Barber Executive Producer Douglas Wick Producer Lucy Fisher Producer Steven Spielberg Producer John DeLuca Co-Producer Leann Stonebreaker Associate Producer Back to Top Camera, Film & Tape Sion Michel 2nd Unit Camera Peter Rosenfeld Steadicam Operator Michael D. Weldon First Assistant A Camera Paul Santoni Second Assistant A Camera John Grillo (III) First Assistant B Camera E. J. Misisco Second Assistant B Camera Cameron Duncan (II) Loader David James (II) Still Photographer John Gazdik First Assistant C Camera (Northern California Crew) Ken Bazal Second Assistant C Camera (Northern California Crew) Dion Beebe Director of Photography Sion Michel Director of Photography (2nd Unit) Peter Rosenfeld Camera Operator Sion Michel B Camera Operator Paul Babin C Camera Operator Lou Weinert C Camera Operator (Northern California Crew) Chuck Weiss Video Assist Operator Back to Top Editors Valerio Bonelli First Assistant Editor Seth Clark (II) First Assistant Avid Editor Bob Drwila Apprentice Editor Laura R. Harris (II) Dialogue Editor Julie Feiner Dialogue Editor Michelle Pazer Dialogue Editor Michael Hertlein Dialogue Editor Pietro Scalia Editor Back to Top Casting Francine Maisler Casting Kathleen Tomasik Black Casting Associate Nicole Abellera Casting Assistant Merry Alderman Casting Assistant Jennifer Bender Extras Casting Nancy Hayes Extras Casting (Northern California Crew) Barbara Harris (II) Voice Casting Back to Top Executives Sunao Sakagami Motion Picture Planning & Production, Mananging (Toei Studios - Japan) Kyo Namura Vice Director, Kyoto Movie Studio Back to Top Production Management Leeann Stonebreaker Production Supervisor Kerry Lyn McKissick Script Supervisor Danika Kohler Assistant Production Coordinator Don J. Hug Production Supervisor (Northern California Crew) Tsutomu Adachi Production Manager (Japan Unit) Ken Takahashi Production Supervisor (Toei Studios - Japan) Noriko Koyanagi Production Manager (Toei Studios - Japan) Patty Whitcher Unit Production Manager Cellin Gluck Unit Production Manager (Japan Unit) Noelle Green Production Coordinator Tsutomu Adachi Production Coordinator (Toei Studios - Japan) Eric Heffron First Assistant Director Michael J. Moore (III) Second Assistant Director David Riebel Second Second Assistant Director Marvin J. Williams Jr Second Second Assistant Director (Northern California Crew) Yusuke Takeda Second Assistant Director (Japan Unit) Emi Fukuda Second Assistant Director (Japan Unit) Mike Fantasia Location Manager Daniel Kemp Location Manager (Northern California Crew) Kazumi Fukushima Location Manager (Japan Unit) Donny Martino Jr Assistant Location Manager Madeline Bell (II) Assistant Location Manager Peter Costelli Assistant Location Manager Saisie M. Jang Assistant Location Manager (Northern California Crew - San Francisco) Peter Moody Assistant Location Manager (Northern California Crew - San Francisco) Matthew Riutta Assistant Location Manager (Northern California Crew - San Francisco) Linda Emmons-Cunningham Assistant Location Manager (Northern California Crew - Sacramento) Back to Top Art Department Felipe Sanchez Costume Illustrator James Miller (II) Lead Sculptor Clyde Zimmerman Paint Supervisor Kent L. Jones Paint Foreman Robert M. Misetich Paint Foreman David Morales Paint Foreman Donnie Grant Standby Painter David Cohen (V) Model Shop Supervisor Anthony Cope Modelmaker Foreman Richard Ruiz (II) Modelmaker Foreman Dale Wilmarth Modelmaker Foreman Daniel L. Ondrejko Greens Forman Gregory A. Berry Assistant Art Director Darek Gogol Illustrator Lisa Vasconcellos Art Department Coordinator Liza Rudolph Assistant Set Decorator Patrick Cassidy (IV) Leadman Steve Brennan On-Set Dresser William Chalk On-Set Dresser Quentin Schierenberg Set Dresser Tommy Samona Set Dresser Theodore Hardwick Set Dresser Emilio Aramendia Set Dressing Foreman (Northern California Crew) Tomas Voth Supervising Art Director Patrick Sullivan (III) Art Director Kazuo Tashima Art Director (Japan Unit) Luis Hoyos Set Designer Maya Shimoguchi Set Designer Richard Romig Set Designer Masako Masuda Set Designer Jann Engel Set Designer Robert Fechtman Set Designer Lauren Polizzi Set Designer Hugo Santiago Set Designer Patte Strong-Lord Set Designer Jeff Markwith Set Designer John Myhre Production Designer Gretchen Rau Set Decorator Yasuyuki Ogawa Set Decorator (Japan Unit) Back to Top Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Colleen Kelsall Assistant Costume Designer Cheryl Beasley Blackwell Costume Supervisor Donna O'Neal Key Set Costumer Brenda Laidlaw Set Costumer Dale Wibben Women' Dale Wibben Women's Costume Cutter Karen Naser Women's Costume Cutter Michael Sloan (II) Men's Costume Cutter Matt Reitsma Textile Artist Deborah Ambrosino Specialty Costumer Christine Cantella Costumer Amy Arnold Costumer Jay Cheng Costumer Barry Kellogg Costumer Rob Phillips Specialty Costume Manufacturer Noriko Watanabe Makeup Designer Katherine Biscoe Department Head Makeup Todd McIntosh Key Makeup Ben Nye Jr Special Makeup Effects Richard L. Silver Special Effects Contact Lenses Dr Stacey Sumner Special Effects Contact Lenses Cristina Patterson Coordinator/Painter Connie Criswell Contact Lens Technician (Sayuri/Chiyo) Yoichi Sakamoto Granny Dental Appliances Lyndell Quiyou Hair Designer Kelvin R. Trahan Department Head Hair Trish Almeida Key Hair Stylist Mia Kovero Key Hair Stylist Victoria Wood (II) Wig Maker Raymond Burns Hairdresser (Northern California Crew) Catherine Childers Hairdresser (Northern California Crew) Miho Suzuki Hair Stylist (Japan Unit) Miho Suzuki Makeup (Japan Unit) Colleen Atwood Costume Designer Marta Camer Makeup Artist (Northern California Crew) Debra Coleman (II) Makeup Artist (Northern California Crew) Back to Top Sound David M. Roberts Boom Operator Branden Spencer Assistant Sound Editor Renee Tondelli ADR Supervisor Renee Tondelli Dialogue Supervisor Linda Folk ADR Editor Harry Cohen (II) Sound Effects Editor Hector Gika Sound Effects Editor Brian Ruberg Foley Mixer Gary A. Hecker Foley Artist Michael Broomberg Foley Artist Howard London ADR Mixer Wylie Stateman Supervising Sound Editor Ann Scibelli Sound Designer Rick Kline (II) Supervising Sound Mixer John Pritchett Production Mixer Kevin O'Connell (II) Supervising Sound Mixer Greg P. Russell Supervising Sound Mixer Dan Sharp Sound Re-recordist John Pritchett Sound Back to Top Music John Williams Music Yo-Yo Ma Cello Solos Itzhak Perlman Violin Solos Conrad Pope Orchestrations Eddie Karam Orchestrations Shawn Murphy Score Mixing Sandy DeCrescent Music Contractor Masakazu Yoshizawa Shakuhachi Solos Masayo Ishigure Koto Solos Hiromi Hashibe Koto Solos Takao Saeki Song ("Anato No Mono Yo") Kouka Sassa Song ("Anato No Mono Yo") Noriko Awaya Song Performer ("Anato No Mono Yo") Shimpei Nakayama Song ("Ginza No Yanagi (The Willow Tree of Ginza)") Yaso Saijo Song ("Ginza No Yanagi (The Willow Tree of Ginza)") Fumiko Yotsuya Song Performer ("Ginza No Yanagi (The Willow Tree of Ginza)") Kineya Rokusaburo Song ("Kanjincho (The Subscription List)") Ensemble Nipponia Song Performer ("Kanjincho (The Subscription List)") Ryouichrou Yoshida Song ("Moyuru (Sprouting)") Yoshida Brothers Song Performer ("Moyuru (Sprouting)") Masao Koga Song ("Rira No Hanakage") Keiko Kurauchi Song ("Rira No Hanakage") Noriko Awaya Song Performer ("Rira No Hanakage") Masakazu Yoshizawa Song ("Gion") Kengyo Yatsuhashi Song ("Rokudan") Zumi-Kai Instrumental Group Song Performer ("Rokudan") Rinshoue Kida Song ("Tosa No Sunayama") Harry Da Costa Song ("Tiger Rag") H. W. Ragas Song ("Tiger Rag") D. J. LaRocca Song ("Tiger Rag") L. Shields Song ("Tiger Rag") A. Sbarbaro Song ("Tiger Rag") E. B. Edwards Song ("Tiger Rag") Nadaharu Nakano Song Performer ("Tiger Rag") Columbia Nakano Rhythm Boys Song Performer ("Tiger Rag") Masakazu Yoshizawa Music ("Masa Spring Dance Composition") Azuma Kabuki Musicians Music Performer ("Ocho") Katsutoji Kineya Music Performer ("Ocho") Rosen Tosha Music Performer ("Ocho") Shozabura Matsushima Music Performer ("Ocho") Azuma Kabuki Musicians Music Performer ("Nagare") Katsutoji Kineya Music Performer ("Nagare") Rosen Tosha Music Performer ("Nagare") Shozabura Matsushima Music Performer ("Nagare") Kinko Kurosawa Song ("Shiko No Tone (Distant Calls of Deer)") Tajima Tadashi Song Performer ("Shiko No Tone (Distant Calls of Deer)") Kineya Ysaburo Song ("Musume Dojoji (The Maiden at the Dojo Temple)") Ensemble Nipponia Music Performer ("Ogi No Mato (The Folding Fan As A Target)") Ensemble Nipponia Song Performer ("Musume Dojoji (The Maiden at the Dojo Temple)") Masaru Suzuki Song ("Tokyo Boogie Woogie") Ryoichi Hattori Song ("Tokyo Boogie Woogie") Aiko Bingo Song Performer ("Tokyo Boogie Woogie") The Club Nisei Orchestra Song Performer ("Tokyo Boogie Woogie") Sammy Cahn Song ("Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)") Saul Chaplin Song ("Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)") Jacob Jacobs Song ("Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)") Sholom Secunda Song ("Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)") The Andrews Sisters Song Performer ("Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand)") Utami Nanjyo Song ("Plum Flower And A Soldier") Haruo Kurawaka Song ("Plum Flower And A Soldier") Shoji Taro Song Performer ("Plum Flower And A Soldier") Vic Mizzy Song ("Three Little Sisters") Irving Taylor (II) Song ("Three Little Sisters") Dinah Shore (II) Song Performer ("Three Little Sisters") Ken Wannberg Music Editor Kenneth Karman Music Editor Ramiro Belgardt Music Editor Back to Top Choreography John DeLuca Choreographer Denise Faye Associate Choreographer Back to Top Visual Effects & Animation Scott R. Fisher Special Effects Coordinator Jay B. King Special Effects Technician Leo Solis Special Effects Technician JC Brown Graphic Artist Julia Frey Visual Effects Producer (Digital Backlot) Paul Graff Compositing Supervisor (Digital Backlot) Scott R. Fisher Special Effects Kazuhito Ohtsubo Special Effects (Japan Unit) Tadashi Yokoyama Special Effects (Japan Unit) Robert Stromberg (II) Visual Effects Supervisor Robert Stromberg (II) Visual Effects Supervisor (Digital Backlot) James S. Rollins Special Effects Foreman Back to Top Physical Effects Michiko Nishiwaki Stunts Hannah Ha Joo Stunts Boni Yanagisawa Stunts Amy Saki Kawakami Stunts Ming Qiu Stunts Marise Wong Stunts Eliza Coleman Stunts Mickey Giacomazzi Stunts Will Leong Stunts Joey Nawa Stunts Chris Palermo Stunts Larry Rippenkroeger Stunts George Kee Cheung Stunts Phil Chong Stunts Jon W. Kishi Stunts Jen Sung Outerbridge (II) Stunts Simon Rhee (II) Stunts Philip Tan Stunts Craig H. Davidson Stunts Jonathan Eusebio Stunts Roel Failma Stunts Brian Keaulana (II) Stunts Hiro Koda Stunts Doug Coleman Stunt Coordinator Allen Robinson Stunt Coordinator Back to Top Engineering, Electrical & Grips John Buckley Chief Lighting Technician Michael Yope Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Gary Dahlquist Rigging Chief Lighting Technician Donald Reynolds Jr Rigging Key Grip Toshinori Egawa Best Boy Electric (Japan Unit) Scott Robinson (IV) Key Grip Kenji Tozaki Key Grip (Japan Unit) Brad Rea Dolly Grip George Caccamise Dolly Grip Michael Barrere (II) Best Boy Grip Yuji Higashida Gaffer (Japan Unit) Back to Top Construction John W. Hoskins Construction Coordinator Robert Lambert (II) General Construction Foreman Clete Cetrone Construction Foreman Dwight Lowell Construction Foreman Henry John Construction Foreman Jerry Sargent Welding Foreman Rob Wilbanks Supervising Plaster Foreman Raymond Ginther Plaster Foreman Dave Kilby Plaster Foreman Brian J. Rock Supervising Labor Forman Ted Castrellon Labor Forman Lou Economides Labor Forman Tim Wessling Construction Foreman (Northern California Crew) Makoto Ibuki Carpenter (Japan Unit) Back to Top Publicity Peggy Mulloy Unit Publicist Back to Top Accounting Troy D. McGatlin Assistant Accountant Kim Ronstadt Assistant Accountant Nour Dardari Production Controller Back to Top Craft Services H. Leah Amir Craft Service Back to Top Props Fred Deyoe Propmaker Foreman Jerry Sargent Propmaker Foreman Emily Ferry Property Master Shogo Fujii Property Master (Japan Unit) Joy Taylor Assistant Property Master Back to Top Consultants & Advisors Jessica Drake (II) Dialect Coach Francie Brown Dialect Coach Sandra McNeill Studio Teacher Yoko Narahashi Japanese Liaison Meg Mimura Japanese Translator Hailey C. Wu Chinese Translator Izumi Moda Interpreter (Japan Unit) Miyako Tachibana Japanese Dance Consultant Liza Dalby Geisha Consultant Yuko Tokunaga Kimono Consultant (Kimono Creations) Nate Rangall Marine Water Safety Consultant (Northern California Crew) Back to Top Animals Sue Chipperton Animal Trainer Back to Top Below The Line Paula Stier Production Secretary Arthur Roses Key Assistant (to Mr Marshall) Trevor Sagan Assistant (to Mr Marshall) Meghan Snyder Assistant (to Ms Fisher) Amy Peltonen Assistant (to Mr Wick) Natasha Klibansky Assistant (to Mr Wick) Kim Buttlar Executive Coordinator (to Mr Barber) Marlena Thomas Executive Coordinator (to Mr Birnbaum) Michael Totten (II) Assistant (to Ms Whitcher) Emma Ludbrook Assistant (to Mr Cohen)