Paul Rusch: His Life and Dream (2002)
An animated film about Paul Rusch, an American missionary who helped build churches, schools, hospitals in Japan and overall helped improve life in rural areas of Japan along with soothing post-WW2 relations between the two countries.
Director:
Satoshi Dezaki
Writers:
Kazumi Koide, Mitsuyo Suenaga.
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Tessyo Genda as Paul Rusch (voice) |
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Ai Orikasa as Koichi (voice) |
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Yuko Mizutani as Dr. Uematsu Kikue (voice) |
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Katsumi Toriumi as Shigeru (voice) |
| Directing | Satoshi Dezaki | Director |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Komaru | Animation Director |
| Sound | Yuuki Nakajima | Music |
| Visual Effects | Setsuko Shibuichi | Character Designer |
| Writing | Kazumi Koide | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mitsuyo Suenaga | Screenplay |
| Production | Satoshi Dezaki | Producer |