Spirited Away: Live on Stage
23rd April 2023
Studio Ghibli Fest, USA
Spirited Away
| Based on 'Spirited Away' by | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Adapted and Directed by | John Caird |
| Co-adapted by | Maoko Imai |
Creative Team & Staff
| Adapted and Directed by | John Caird |
| Co-adapted by | Maoko Imai |
| Original Score by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Orchestrated and Arranged by | Brad Haak & Conor Keelan |
| Set Designed by | Jon Bausor |
| Costume Designer | Sachihiko Nakahara |
| Puppetry Design and Direction by | Toby Olié |
| Choreography by | Shigehiro Ide |
| Lighting Designer | Jiro Katsushiba |
| Sound Designer | Koichi Yamamoto |
| Hair and Make-up Design by | Hiroaki Miyauchi |
| Projections Designed by | Satoshi Kuriyama |
| Music Director and Conductor | Erika Fukasawa |
| Stage Manager | Takashi Hojo |
| Producer | Haruka Ogi |
| Associate Producer | Haruko Murata |
| Assistant Producer | Hayato Torisawa |
| Opening and Ending Animation by | Studio Ghibli |
| Title calligraphy by | Toshio Suzuki |
| Assistant to the Director | Maoko Imai |
| Assistant Directors | Makoto Nagai / Ryusei Onuki |
| Associate Set Designer | Satoko Nagane |
| Associate Puppetry Designer | Sarah Wright |
| Puppetry Supervisor | Daisy Beattie |
| Associate Costume Designer | Mika Tominaga |
| Associate Music Director | Haruka Sakai |
| Associate Choreographer | Yukina Sakai |
| Assistant Lighting Designer | Atsuchi Ozawa |
| Assistant Sound Designer | Mafuyu Kurokawa |
| Assistant Costume Designer | Yoshiko Totsuka |
| Assistant Hair & Make-Up Design | Mao Matsunaga / Ayumi Sakura |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Chika Iwanaga / Mio Sugita |
| Assistant Producer | Hayato Torisawa |
| Associate Producer | Haruko Murata |
| Producer | Haruka Ogi |
Principle Cast
| Chihiro | Kanna Hashimoto / Mone Kamishiraishi |
| Haku | Kotaro Daigo / Hiroki Miura |
| Kaonashi | Koharu Sugiwara / Tomohiko Tsujimoto |
| Lin / Mother | Miyu Sakihi / Fu Hinami |
| Kamaji | Tomorowo Taguchi / Satoshi Hashimoto |
| Yubaba / Zeniba | Mari Natsuki / Romi Park |
| Aniyaku / Father | Kenya Osumi |
| Chichiyaku / Ootori-Sama | Sunao Yoshimura |
| Ao-Gaeru | Obata-no-Oniisan |
Ensemble Cast
| Kasuga-Sama, Yuna & Katashiro | Maria Abe |
| Genkan-Gaeru, Yubird & Hae-Dori | Kaito Arai |
| Onama-Sama, Oshira-Sama & Kashira | Yuya Igarashi |
| Onama-Sama, Yuna and Door-Knocker | Yoko Ose |
| Bandai-Gaeru | Wataru Oshige |
| Yuna, Tsubo, Majinai-Mushi & Singer | Motoko Orii |
| Kidori-Yuna | Hiroko Kachi |
| Kasuga-Sama, Ootori-Sama, Kidori-Yuna | Saori Kouzuki |
| Kotoshiro-Sama & Hakuryu | Toshihiko Jo |
| Kasuga-Sama & Lantern | Mayu Suetomi |
| Genkan-Gaeru | Keiichi Tagawa |
| Meme-Sama, Anga-Sama & Distant Hakuryu | Hayato Takehiro |
| Usu-Sama, Seki-Jin, Katashiro & Puppet Captain | Saya Chinen |
| Yaya-Sama, Bo-Nezumi & Puppet Captain | Hanano Teshirogi |
| Seki-Jin, Yuna, Tsubo, Chihiro Double & Singer | Ayame Nakagami |
| Kasuga-Sama & Yuna | Rei Hanashima |
| Ikake-Sama, Okue-Sama | Teppen Matsunoki |
| Bochi-Sama, Annai-Gaeru | Eiji Mizuno |
| Bo & Ootori-Sama | Mayu Musha |
| Mochi-Sama & Yuna | Yuna Yasuno |
| Yuna & Black-Headed Gulls | Yuki Yahiro |
| Kasuga-Sama, Meme-Sama | Yamato |
| Kasuga-Sama, Nono-Sama, Okusare-Sama & Kawa-no-Nushi | Hikaru Yamano |
| Bourei, Pigs, Shrubs, Kamaji's Arms, Susuwatari, Kanji, Kaonashi's Body, Katashiro, Hakuryu's Body & Train Spirits | Members of the Ensemble |
Orchestra
| Wind Synthesiser | Soma Yamaguchi / Toshihiro Konishi |
| Oboe | Kenta Wakayama / Bunkichi Arakawa / Yuki Abe |
| French Horn | Makoto Yanagiya / Karin Tajima |
| Trumpet | Yoshinori Tanuma / Homare Onuki / Yusuke Noguchi |
| Bass Trombone / Tuba | Ryota Sasaguri / Satoshi Kawano |
| Keyboards | Chika Iwanaga / Miou Sugita |
| Acoustic Bass | Yousuke Terao / Shigeki Serizawa |
| Violin | Rina Odera / Yuya Yanagihara / Kanako Higashiyama |
| Violin / Viola Double | Yui Kaneko / Mariko Shimaoka |
| Cello | Kaori Imai / Jun Nakamura / Yu Miyao |
| Percussion | Ryouichi Kayatani / Hitomi Aikawa / Akihiro Oba |




