Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)
The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.
Director:
Keiichi Hara
Writer:
Keiichi Hara
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Akiko Yajima as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice) |
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Miki Narahashi as Misae Nohara (voice) |
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Keiji Fujiwara as Hiroshi Nohara (voice) |
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Satomi Korogi as Himawari Nohara (voice) |
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Ako Mayama as Shuyuryo's mother (voice) |
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Chie Sato as Bo-chan (voice) |
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Daisuke Gori as Rose (voice) |
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Fumihiko Tachiki as Satake (voice) |
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Jun Hazumi as Hekuson (voice) |
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Kaneto Shiozawa as Lavender (voice) |
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Kaoru Shimamura as Hostage (voice) |
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Keiko Yamamoto as Jewel King Nakamure (voice) |
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Mari Mashiba as Shiro / Toru Kazama (voice) |
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Masayuki Nakata as Katsushiro (voice) |
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Michie Tomizawa as Ume Matsuzaka (voice) |
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Teiyu Ichiryusai as Masao Sato (voice) |
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Minami Takayama as Keiko (voice) |
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Rokuro Naya as Encho Sensei (voice) |
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Saeko Shimazu as Chimama Maho (voice) |
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Satsuki Yukino as Hostage (voice) |
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Shinya Ôtaki as Lemon (voice) |
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Tamao Hayashi as Nene Sakurada (voice) |
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Tetsuya Iwanaga as Gorobe (voice) |
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Toshihiko Nakajima as Heihachi (voice) |
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Yoshito Usui as Self (voice) |
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Yumi Takada as Midori Yoshinaga (voice) |
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Yuriko Yamamoto as Yone Higashimatsuyama (voice) |
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Yuuko Satou as Hostage (voice) |
| Visual Effects | Katsunori Hara | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Noriyuki Tsutsumi | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Masaaki Yuasa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katsunori Hara | Animation Director |
| Sound | Toshiyuki Arakawa | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Kanako Nomura | Art Direction |
| Art | Toru Koga | Art Direction |
| Camera | Toshiyuki Umeda | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Shinji Miyazaki | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Keiichi Hara | Director |
| Visual Effects | Takafumi Hayashi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kinuko Izumi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Fumiko Kon | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kiaki Tetsura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mamoru Sasaki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yoshihiko Takakura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yoko Kimura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kenji Yokoyama | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Noriyuki Tsutsumi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katsunori Hara | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tomomi Ishii | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takumi Koyama | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masatsugu Arakawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hiroyuki Nishimura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yuichiro Sueyoshi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Takeuchi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masahiko Matsuyama | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masami Otsuka | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Sanae Narasaki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mamoru Kurosawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Daiji Suzuki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masayuki Yoshihara | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shizuka Hayashi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masahiro Ando | Key Animation |
| Writing | Yoshito Usui | Comic Book |
| Art | Keiichi Hara | Storyboard Artist |
| Writing | Keiichi Hara | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tsutomu Mizushima | Second Unit Director |
| Editing | Hajime Okayasu | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Satoshi Ichikawa | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Sachiko Nonaka | Color Designer |