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Big Bird in Japan poster

Big Bird in Japan Cast & Characters

Big Bird in Japan (1989) stars Caroll Spinney as Big Bird (voice), Brian Muehl as Barkley (voice) and Maiko Kawakami as Kaguya-Hime. The adventure movie was released January 16, 1989. Below is the full cast and crew.

1989 · 58m 91 Audience
Movie Trailers
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Starring Cast
C
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird (voice)
B
Brian Muehl
Barkley (voice)
M
Maiko Kawakami
Kaguya-Hime
Y
Yôko Haruta
Tour Guide
M
Masayuki Kato
Restaurant Manager
A
Akira Murayama
Mr. Shimizu
Key crew
Director
Jon Stone
Screenplay
Jon Stone
Producers
Sonia Rosario , Jon Stone
Music
Tony Geiss , Carol Hall , Dick Lieb
Cinematography
Akira Hari , Kenji Yamamaichi
Editor
Ilene Merenstein

Full cast

12 cast members
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird (voice)
Brian Muehl
Barkley (voice)
Maiko Kawakami
Kaguya-Hime
Yôko Haruta
Tour Guide
Masayuki Kato
Restaurant Manager
Akira Murayama
Mr. Shimizu
Hikojiro Matsumura
Grandfather
Fukami Harue
Grandmother
Mariko Hirano
Mariko Shimizu
Akiko Nemoto
Akiko Shimizu
Pat Morita
Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice)
Kumiko Hironaka

Crew by department

30 crew members

Directing

Jon Stone
Director
Akira Hari
Director of Photography
Kenji Yamamaichi
Director of Photography

Production

Sonia Rosario
Producer
Cheryl Ann Jung
Associate Producer
Jon Stone
Executive Producer

Editing

Ilene Merenstein
Editor

Art

Nobuyoshi Miyasaka
Property Master

Costume & Makeup

Yumi Hibi
Makeup Artist

Casting

Michiyoshi Minamizawa
Casting Coordinator

Other

Caroly Wilcox
Props
Connie Peterson
Props
Kermit Love
Props
Mark Zeszotek
Props
Richard Termine
Props
Adrianne Benton
Thanks
David Champtaloup
Thanks
Ginza Daimasu
Thanks
Keiko Ogura
Thanks
Koji Ueda
Thanks
Tadashi Yamamoto
Thanks
Thomas Keuneke
Thanks
Naohito Ikeda
Music Coordinator