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May 11, 2001 TV Episode Nowâru

Series title: Noir

Studio
B-train, Production I.G, Victor Entertainment Inc.
Distributor
ADV Films, Victor Entertainment Inc.

Synopsis

Nowâru (Noir) is a tale of assassins, in particular one named Mireiyu Buke, a contract killer who receives a message from a young girl with no memory about herself, but is an incredibly efficient killing machine. The story takes us on a pilgrimage to the pasts of both girls, which leads them to Paris, France, and someone is trying to stop them...

Characters

Kirika Yuumura, Mireille Bouquet, Chloe, Altena, Rosalie.
English Version: Kirika Yuumura, Altena, Chloe, Mireille Bouquet, Priest, Dux, Salvatore, Reimann, Wu, Guerrilla, Second Bodyguard, General Canora, Paolo, Roshman, Yun, Henri's Mother, Shaoli, Russian Boy, Kid, Rizzo, Milosh Havel, Vanel, Francesco, Informant, Burke, Henri's Father, Public Prosecutor, Captain, Killam, Renoir, Professor, Tanner, Waiter, Associate, Belladonna, Silvana Greone, Paulette, Council Member, Rosalie, Henri, Dupois, Rene, Pharmacist, Mary, Yan, Doctor, Guerrilla, Madelin, Andre, Priest, D'Estaing, Legrand, Soldats Man, Ricardo, Man In Flashback, Cressoy, Don Marco, Ho, Wellman, Domenic, Heinz, Rocard, Foster, Izuddin, Vint, Don Lucio, Chu, Zellner, Edlinger, Hubert, Nazarov, Minister Song, Old Woman, Old Bartender, Russian Girl, Marennes, Driver, Hammond, Galle, Bodyguards, Guerrillas, Council Members, Soldats Men, Old Men

Credits

Directing

Director
Koichi Mashimo, Matt Greenfield

Producing

Producer
Shigeru Kitayama
Executive Producers
John Ledford, Mark Williams

Writing

Writer
Ryoei Tsukimura

Voices

Voice
Houko Kuwashima (Kirika Yuumura), Kotono Mitsuishi (Mireille Bouquet), Aya Hisakawa (Chloe), Tarako (Altena), Mika Itô (Rosalie)
English Version
Monica Rial (Kirika Yuumura), Tiffany Grant (Altena), Hilary Haag (Chloe), Shelley Calene-Black (Mireille Bouquet), John Swasey (Priest, Dux, Salvatore, Reimann, Wu), Robert Anderson (Guerrilla, Second Bodyguard), Charles Kennedy (General Canora, Paolo, Roshman, Yun), Kelly Manison (Henri's Mother, Shaoli), Kira Vincent-Davis (Young Nazarov, Russian Boy, Kid), Mark Laskowski (Rizzo), Jay Hickman (Milosh Havel, Vanel), George Manley (Francesco, Informant), Illich Guardiola (Burke, Guerrilla 2), Jason Douglas (Henri's Father, Public Prosecutor), Victor Carsrud (Captain, Killam, Renoir, Professor), Randy Sparks (Tanner), Nathan Parmer (Waiter), Ross Walton (Associate), Christine M. Auten (Belladonna), Heather Bryson (Silvana Greone), Laura Chapman (Paulette), Kevin Charles (Council Member), Mandy Clark (Rosalie), Kevin Corn (Henri), Matt Culpepper (Dupois), Derek Degeyter (Rene), Melinda DeKay (Pharmacist, Mary), James Reed Faulkner (Yan), Katrin Filzen (Kirika Yuumura), John Gremillion (Doctor, Guerrilla, Madelin, Council Member), Ron Howald (Andre), Don'l Johnson (Guerrilla), John Kaiser (Priest, D'Estaing, Soldats Man), Mike Kleinhenz (Legrand, Soldats Man), David LeMaster (Ricardo), James Marshall (Man In Flashback), Andy McAvin (Cressoy, Don Marco, Ho), Vic Mignogna (Wellman, Domenic, Heinz), Rob Mungle (Rocard, Foster, Izuddin), Sean O'Neal (Vint), Frank Page (Don Lucio), Chris Patton (Chu), Rick Peeples (Old Man, Zellner, Edlinger), Ted Pfister (Hubert, Nazarov, Minister Song, Old Man), Marcy Rae (Old Woman), Phil Ross (Old Bartender), Sheri Sims (Russian Girl, Young Mireille), Tiffany Terrell (Marennes), Dean Turner (Driver, Council Member), John Tyson (Council Member), Mike Vance (Hammond, Soldats Messenger), Scott White (Galle), Leraldo Anzaldua, Elizabeth Bannor, Foley Gang, Lauren Goodnight, Matt Greenfield, Larry Hermes, Paul Locklear, Cynthia Martinez

Music

Music
Yuki Kajiura
Lyricist (Original Songs)
Yuki Kajiura

Animation

Animation Directors
Yoko Kikuchi, Satoshi Ohsawa
Animator
Yoko Kikuchi (Opening Credits)
Mechanical Animation Director
Kenji Teraoka

Art Department

Art Direction
Toshihisa Koyama, Kôichi Mashimo
Storyboard Artist
Kôichi Mashimo
Character Designers
Yoko Kikuchi, Satoko Miyashi, Minako Shiba
Design
Yoko Kikuchi, Minako Shiba
Color Coordinator
Yumiko Katayama
Mecha Designer
Kenji Teraoka

Editing

Editor
Seiji Morita, David Grundy

Sound

Sound Producer
Toru Nakano
Sound Production Manager
Takeshi Takadera
Sound Director
Kôichi Mashimo
Sound Recordists
Syoko Maeda, Masanori Tsuchiya
Sound Effects
Masaru Urahata

Music Department

Music Performers ("Coppelia's Coffin" and "Aka to Kuro")
Ali Project
Singer ("Kirei no Kanjou")
Akino Arai
Musical Director
Kôichi Mashimo

Production Management

Production Manager
Takafumi Kawai

Crew

Planning Staff
Shiro Sasaki

Production notes

English title of series: "Noir."