Kokoyakyu

PBS Premiere: July 4, 2006Check the broadcast schedule »

Credits

Director
Kenneth Eng

Writer / Producer
Alex Shear

Producer
Takayo Nagasawa

Director of Photography
Jake Clennell

Music Composer
Karen Tanaka

Second Camera
Takeshi Inamura

Field Director
Jake Clennell

Sound recording
Kenneth Eng

Translators
Takayo Nagasawa, Taro Nettleton, Kenji Hayasaki

Editor
Kenneth Eng

Graphic Design and Titles
Fabian Tejada

Original Calligraphy
Takayo Nagasawa

Additional Music
Josh Geisler

Associate Producer
Casey Meade

Consulting Producer
Toshihiro Fuse

Consulting Producer
Steve Bennett

Consulting Producer
Hiroyuki Yamada

Consulting Producer
Hiroshi Masuda

Sound Re-recording Mixer
John D'Aquino

Online Editor
Robert Lindeman

Studio Musicians
Karen Tanaka, Piano
Caitlin Boruch, Flute
Richard Biaggini, Violin
Kevin Kelly, Recording Engineer
Josh Geisler, Guitar
Matt Amenbola, Drums

Subtitles
Yumiko Watanabe
Kota Hoshino
Wes Walters

Interns
DeWitt Davis
Jessica Windt
Mika Nakabayashi
Moe Sugawara
Jenae Smith
Shuichi Azuma

Special Thanks
Japan High School Baseball Federation
United Airlines
Jim Allen
Paula Apsell
Asahi Broadcasting Company
The Asahi Shimbun
Melanie Blair
Colin Bressler
Chiben Wakayama Academy
Chiben Wakayama Academy Brass Band
The Eng Family
David Fuhrer
Marian Goldberg
Peter Grilli
Andrew Guidone
Joe Hills
Judith Hallet
Kagami Productions
Hotoku Academy
IFP
David Janes
Japan National Tourist Organization
Kaori Kimura
Kitano High School
Komadai Tomakomai High School Brass Band
Marty Kuehnert
Mary Megee
Paulette Meleen
Yoshio Murakami
Kazuma and Noriko Nagasawa
Osaka High School Baseball Federation
Dr. George Packard
Production Central
Python Aquarius Productions
Mariyon Robertson
Kazuo Sayama
Jim Schoff
Leslie Sewell
Hal Shear
Jennifer Soroko
Masayuki Tamaki
Kazuhiro Tanabe
Toshiyuki Tanaka
Tennoji High School
Wakayama High School Baseball Federation
Haruo Wakimura
Robert Whiting

Original production funding provided by
The US-Japan Foundation
The Japan-US Friendship Commission
The Japan Foundation
Mizuno Corporation
Matthew Rifkin
Ben and Cortney Allen
Naveen Nirgudkar
David Allen and Judy Joo
Kazue and Nobuto Yoshimi
Fujio Sawada
Osamu and Hideshi Masa
Shinobu Yasaki
Sriram Nirgudkar
David Schieren
Tennoji High School OB (Alumni) Association
Kevin Hughes
Kosuke Inoue
Naoko Uematsu
Rolf Motullo
Christopher Cyphers
Peter Lewis
Hideki Shiota
Yoshiaki Nakao
Yoshitaka Baba
Mitsuhiro Yano
Kaoru Takamatsu
Yasunori Takashima
Narisada Tokunaga
Masako Kadoya
Masakatsu Ohno
Hiroyuki Sago
Masatoku Karai
Kazutoyo Muramoto
Toshiyuki Nakazono
Miki Tamura
Akiko Yamamoto
Mandy Shear
Daniel Birk
Jonathan Springer
Janice Yuvan
Victoria Leslie Hendrickson
Raji Krishnaswami
Noriaki Fujii
Joan Colbert

A Co-Production with POV | American Documentary, Inc.

Executive Producer for POV | American Documentary, Inc.
Cara Mertes

Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball was produced by Projectile Arts, Inc., which is solely responsible for its content.

Copyright ©2003 Alex Shear / Projectile Arts, Inc.