Directed By
Raito Nishizaka
Michael Williams
Written By
Christopher McCombs
Producer
Christoper McCombs
Co-Producer
Haku Inko
Executive Producer
Max Emerson
Associate Producers
Masahito Kawahata
Janni Olsson
Assistant Directors
Takahiro Toita
Takeshi Spada
Eli Morris
Assistant Producer
Jeff Cisneros
Joseph Simurdiak
Production Assistant
Masaco Yamamoto
Property Master
Kristi Woodward
Sound Director
Takahiro Nomiya
Assistant Sound Editor
Pablo Ojeda
Lead Hair and Makeup Artist
Hanako Ishii
Hair and Makeup Artists
Chisato Takebe
Kazumi Nanbu
Junko Ichijyo
Maki Takatori
Still Photography
Yukito Komine
Additional Promotional Photography
Yusuke Arai
Graphic Designers
Thomas Clue
Raito Nishizaka
Video Editor
Michael Williams
Raito Nishizaka
Cafe and Night Sky VFX Sequences
Aleksey Zolotukhin
VFX Cleanup by Spitshine VFX
Co-ordinator Grant Pichla
Compositor Josh Bonzheim
Additional Compositing
Michael Williams
Colorist
Jakub Kulej
Rika Iida
Hideki Ohira Rodrigues
Title Design
Raito Nishizaka
Creative Consultant
Karen Callahan
Mutsumi Takahashi
Japanese Translation
Masahito Kawahata
Toshihiko
English Subtitles
Christopher McCombs
Jeff Cisneros
Heather Payer-Smith
Eda Sterner
French Advisor
Iris Siri
Insurance by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group
Locations Provided With Assistance by
Chiba Film Commission
Ibaraki Film Commission
Kasama Tourism Association
Raito Nishizaka
Director
Raito Nishizaka was born in 1985 in Fukushima, Japan. He studied film at Nikkatsu Visual Arts Academy. While studying he began working on a short film called "Like Back Then" that was an official selection for the West Tokyo Film Festival. Raito currently works freelance for several Japanese film and television productions while making "The Benza".
1985年生まれ。福島県出身。少年期の一時期を児童養護施設で過ごす。 日活芸術学院演出コースに在籍中、自身が監督する短編映画「あの頃のように」が西東 京映画祭優秀賞を受賞。日本映画の特撮美術、TVシリーズの特撮美術スタッフを経てフ リーの絵本作家、映像作家に。
