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Moonlight Mile (TV)

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Alternative title:
ムーンライトマイル (Japanese)
문라이트 마일 (Korean)
Themes: space
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: After scaling Mt. Everest, mountain climbing partners Saruwatari Gorou and "Lostman" Jack F. Woodbridge see the ISA Space Station, and each vows to make the trek into outer space. When helium-3, a new energy source, is discovered on the moon, NASA forms a new project named "Nexus" to harness that energy for use on earth. This is the story of the two and the paths they take to see their dream become a reality in the quest to harness the next-generation energy source.
Ratings: 211 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 10 votes (sub:6, dub:2, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 39 votes (sub:32, dub:4, raw:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Very good: 62 votes (sub:36, dub:18, others:8
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Good: 55 votes (sub:38, dub:12, others:5
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Decent: 22 votes (sub:14, dub:6, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:3, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Bad: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Awful: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 398 s, rank: #2511 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.355 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.6498, rank: #2448 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.326 (Good+), rank: #2372 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.54 / seen some: 6.38 / won't finish: 5.48)
Bayesian estimate: 7.335 (Good+), rank: #2076 (of 7635)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage:
2007-02-04 (first episode special)
2007-03-03 (regular broadcasting)
2009-01-29 (Ep. 1-3, Italy - Future Film Festival)
Opening Theme:
"BOATHOUSE" by the Pillows 
"Main Theme" by Kan Sawada
Ending Theme:
"Scarecrow" by the pillows
Official website:
Trivia: We have 2
Review:
Moonlight Mile DVD 1 (Mar 25, 2008)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Moonlight Mile - Complete First Season (DVD) 2009-04-21 (from $16.99)
    Moonlight Mile - One Small Step (DVD 1) 2008-02-19 (from $11.00)
    Moonlight Mile - A Gambler's Moon (DVD 2) 2008-03-18 (from $3.99)
    Moonlight Mile - A Gambler's Moon + Artbox (DVD 2) 2008-03-18 (from $31.98)
    Moonlight Mile - Conspiracy of Honor (DVD 3) 2008-05-20 (from $10.97)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Iku Suzuki
Series Composition: Akinori Endō
Screenplay: Akinori Endō
Storyboard:
Iku Suzuki (OP/ED; 6 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-6, 12
)

Yūji Yanase (eps 4-5)
Episode Director:
Yukio Okazaki (ep 3)
Unit Director: Iku Suzuki (OP/ED)
Music: Kan Sawada
Original creator: Yasuo Ohtagaki
Character Design: Isao Sugimoto
Art Director: Shūzō Ueda
Chief Animation Director: Isao Sugimoto
Animation Director:
Woo-Sik Choi (eps 3, 6)
Mechanical design: Takao Takegami
Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino (Cruise)
Cgi Director: Hiroshi Gou
Director of Photography: Hiroshi Onishi
Executive producer:
Toshihiro Kitta (Amuse Soft Entertainment)
Producer:
Tsuneo Takechi (Klockworx Inc.)

2nd Key Animation:
Yumi Sudarehata (ep 9)
Animation Logo Design: Koji Aida (SUNCREATION)
Animation producer: Masayoshi Ohno (Studio Hibari)
Art Boards: Takashi Miyano
Art Boards Assistant:
Yuri Ishihara (eps 9-12)
CG:
Eiji Kondō (9 episodes
eps 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-12
)

Hiroki Ueno (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 8-9, 11-12
)

Masafumi Uchiyama (8 episodes
eps 1-3, 5, 7-8, 11-12
)

Shūzō Ueda (4 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 12
)

Yuri Ishihara (ep 1)
CG Art:
Ryota Fukushima (10 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-9, 11-12
)

Yuri Ishihara (eps 2, 7-8)
CG Production:
Youya Kumekawa (eps 1-5, 7)
CG Production Assistant:
Tomoya Mizuno (eps 1-5, 7-12)
Color Check:
Wataru Tsuno (ep 12)
Color design: Wataru Tsuno
Color setting:
Wataru Tsuno (eps 1, 12)
Digital Paint:
Kazuhisa Yamabe (5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 11-12
)

Kyōko Abe (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 8, 12
)

Young Shim Lee (ep 10)
Editing:
Seiji Morita (Morita Editing Room)
Editing Assistant: Masaki Utsunomiya (Morita Editing Room)
Editing Coordinator: Haruyasu Yamazaki (Sony PCL)
In-Between Animation:
Michiru Ogiwara (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 8, 11-12
)

Momoka Komatsu (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 8, 11-12
)

Yuuta Takanami (Seigasha; ep 12)
In-Between Check:
Ryuichi Saito (eps 11-12)
Key Animation:
Yuya Kishi (ep 2)
Layout: Akiko Nakano (ep 9)
Layout Manager:
Satoshi Watanabe (eps 9-12)
Mechanical animation Director: Takao Takegami
Music producer: Masahiro Iuchi (Happinet)
Music Production Cooperation: Emari Mamiya (Genuine)
Production Assistant:
Young Ran Yoon (ep 10)
Production Coordination:
Shinnosuke Wakushima (eps 1, 3-12)
Production Desk: Naoyuki Saito
Promotion:
Yuuichirou Ishizawa (IMAGICA imageworks)
Recording Adjustment: Norio Nishizawa
Recording Assistant: Masato Muto
Sidework Design: Mizuki Yoshida (eps 5-12)
Sound Effects: Mutsuhiro Nishimura (FIZZ Sound Creation)
Sound Production Desk: Chizuko Maruyama
Special Effects:
Kōji Usui (eps 4, 9)
Special Thanks To:
Tomo Machinaga (Shogakukan Big Comic Superior Editing Department)
Sub-Character Design: Ichirō Ogawa
Theme Song Arrangement: the pillows (ED)
Theme Song Composition: Sawao Yamanaka (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Sawao Yamanaka (ED)
Theme Song Performance: the pillows (ED)
VFX/Compositing:
Yoshikazu Miyagawa (ep 1)
Video Editing:
Tomoki Takemura (Sony PCL)
Hiroaki Hirata as Lostman
Kazuhiko Inoue as Gorou Saruwatari

Hiroki Takahashi as Kousuke Sawamura (eps 9-11)
Kinryū Arimoto as Steve O'Brien
Masahito Yabe as Miguel
Masaki Terasoma as Captain Mike Bryan
Michiko Neya as Connie
Nobuaki Fukuda as Director Warren Smith
Rie Tanaka as Riyoko Ikeuchi
Tomoko Kawakami as Maggie Hiraoka

Ai Horanai as Waitress (ep 12)
Akiko Kimura as Miyazato's Wife (eps 9-11)
Akinobu Imai as Watchman A (ep 12)
Atsuko Tanaka as Fatma Toure Gutuu (ep 1)
Dai Matsumoto as Scott (ep 7)
Fuminori Morisada as Kazuhiko (ep 5)
Hiroki Takahashi as
Builder C (ep 2)
Director (ep 6)
Headquarters Controller (ep 8)
Newscaster (ep 1)
Soldier A (ep 4)
Hironori Miyata as
Mr. Saneatsu (ep 2)
Souichirou Saruwatari (eps 1, 6, 9)
Hiroomi Sugino as
Foreman (eps 1-2)
Ivan Prochnow
Soldier B (ep 4)
Hiroshi Shirokuma as Robert (eps 9-12)
Hisayo Mochizuki as Chika Sawamura (eps 9-11)
Hisayo Yanai as Portia Rodzinski (eps 1, 3)
Isshin Chiba as Josef Vilsmayer (ep 8)
Jun Fukuyama as Malik Ali Muhammad (ep 4)
Jun Hazumi as Soderbergh (eps 6-7)
Kaho Kōda as Maria (eps 7-8)
Kanako Tateno as
Reporter (ep 4)
Reporter A (ep 5)
Waitress (ep 2)
Kaoru Mizuhara as Takenaga Construction Employee (ep 1)
Keiko Tsukamoto as
Nurse (ep 2)
Yoshie Saruwatari (eps 1, 5-6, 9)
Ken Narita as
Controller B (ep 7)
Pilot B (ep 4)
Staff (ep 10)
Takeuchi (eps 3, 5, 8-9)
Kenichi Mochizuki as
Diver (ep 10)
Engineer A (eps 9, 11)
Kenji Nomura as Capote (ep 6)
Kenta Miyake as Alan (eps 9-12)
Kikuko Inoue as Flora Beaumarchais (ep 1)
Kinryū Arimoto as
Captain (ep 4)
Engineer C (eps 9, 11)
Manager (ep 5)
Researcher A (ep 10)
Takenaga Construction Executive (ep 2)
Watchman B (ep 12)
Kumiko Higa as Boy (eps 10-11)
Mai Kadowaki as Rachel (ep 6)
Masaharu Satō as Horner (ep 7)
Masaharu Tahara as Franklin (ep 7)
Masahito Yabe as
Construction Worker B (ep 1)
Controller A (eps 3, 7-8)
Engineer B (eps 9, 11)
Reporter B (ep 5)
Researcher A (ep 12)
Researcher B (ep 10)
Thomas (eps 2, 4)
Truman (ep 6)
Masaki Terasoma as Kuramochi (ep 1)
Masaru Ikeda as Eisenstein (ep 12)
Masataka Sawada as
Center Staff (ep 5)
Controller B (eps 3, 8)
Controller C (ep 7)
Pilot A (ep 4)
Masato Amada as
Controller A (ep 12)
Hase (eps 5, 8-9)
Michael (ep 3)
Nagatani
Masato Funaki as
Controller (ep 6)
Diver (eps 9, 11)
Researcher C (ep 10)
Masaya Takatsuka as Pete (ep 7)
Maya Okamoto as Tanya (ep 5)
Mika Matsuoka as Carol Burns (ep 6)
Mitsuki Saiga as Moera Jefferson (ep 3)
Mugihito as Ahmad (ep 4)
Naoki Bandō as Noguchi (eps 9-11)
Naoki Imamura as
Construction Worker B (ep 2)
Tom (ep 1)
Risa Hayamizu as
Female NCO (ep 2)
Janet (eps 6-7)
Tadahisa Saizen as
Captain (ep 8)
President Jim McDowell (eps 1, 7)
Rescue Team Leader (ep 2)
Takahiro Yoshimizu as Segawa (ep 2)
Takeharu Ōnishi as Forensic Department Officer (ep 10)
Takehiro Murozono as Researcher B (ep 12)
Tarō Yamaguchi as Rescue Worker (ep 2)
Teppei Akahira as Controller B (ep 12)
Tomohisa Asō as
Staff (ep 3)
Tarkovsky (ep 5)
Tōru Ōkawa as
Deputy Director Gainsbourg (eps 1, 7-8, 12)
Roberto (ep 6)
Toshihide Tsuchiya as
Douglas (eps 2, 4)
Jacob
Unshō Ishizuka as
Chris Jefferson (eps 3, 11-12)
Instructor (ep 1)
Yoshino Ohtori as Elizaveta Korsakov (ep 5)
Yoshinori Sonobe as Construction Worker A (eps 1-2)
Yōsuke Akimoto as
Bogdanovic (ep 5)
Paolo (eps 1, 12)
Yū Shimaka as Reason (ep 12)
Yuka Komatsu as Kim (ep 7)
Yuki Makishima as
Akemi Saruwatari (eps 1, 5-6)
Female Employee (ep 9)
Isabel Duna (ep 3)
Nurse (ep 8)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
The Answer Studio (ep 4)
Animation Production: Studio Hibari
Backgrounds: Eagle Entertainment
Broadcaster: WOWOW
CG Production:
WELZ Animation Studio (ep 5)
Digital Paint:
Frontline (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-9, 12
)

Studio Targe (eps 4, 9)
In-Between Animation:
AI (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9
)

Frontline (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-9, 12
)

Studio Pastoral (ep 1)
Key Animation:
Studio Wanpack (eps 1, 4, 9)
Production:
WOWOW
Production Cooperation:
Sunshine Corporation (eps 5, 10)
Recording Studio: Seion Studio
Sound Production: Cruise, Inc.
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Christine Auten
Translation:
Yumiko Ybarra (eps 5-12)
ADR Script:
Josh Grelle (eps 9-12)
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Producer: Christine Auten

DVD Graphics: Victor Cormier
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Mixing:
Matt Wittmeyer (eps 5-8)
Packaging Design: Victor Cormier
Production Assistant:
Paul Mericle
Production manager: Shelly Thomas
Recording engineer:
Matt Wittmeyer
Sound Design:
Matt Wittmeyer (eps 5-8)
Subtitle Script & Timing: Dwayne Jones
Translation Proofer:
Meredith Anderson
Andrew Love as Gorou Saruwatari
John Gremillion as Lostman

Charles Campbell as Steve O'Brien
John Swasey as Robert
Josh Grelle as Kosuke Sawamura
Luci Christian as Riyoko Ikeuchi (eps 9-12)
Monica Rial as Riyoko Ikeuchi
Rob Mungle as Alan

Allison Sumrall as Janet (eps 6-7)
Ann Meters as Female Officer (ep 2)
Beth Burns as
Elizabeta Korsakov (ep 5)
Fatima Toure Gutu (ep 1)
Female Controller 1 (ep 3)
Female Reporter (ep 4)
Kim (ep 7)
Miyazato's Wife (eps 9-11)
Nurse (ep 8)
Yoshie Saruwatari
Blake Shepard as
Pilot 2 (eps 1, 4)
Rescuer (ep 2)
Bradley Denison as
Pete (ep 7)
Reporter (eps 1, 3)
Brandon Hearnsberger as
Captain (ep 8)
Controller (ep 6)
Mikhail (ep 3)
Segawa (ep 2)
Takeuchi (eps 3, 5, 8-9)
Charles Campbell as
Chris Jefferson (eps 11-12)
Clark (ep 10)
Lt. Mike Brian
Male Controller 3 (ep 3)
Noguchi (eps 9-11)
Chris Ayres as
Ahmad (ep 4)
Bogdanovich (ep 5)
Engineer (ep 11)
Funeral Attendee (ep 10)
Joseph Vilsmaier (ep 8)
Oscar Eisenstein (ep 12)
Chris Patton as
Diet Member (ep 10)
Director (ep 6)
Dr. Saneatsu (ep 2)
Government Military Commander (ep 4)
Nagatani (eps 3, 5, 8-9)
Christine Auten as
Miyazato's Son (eps 10-11)
Narrator (eps 1-4, 9-11)
David Wald as
General Wakain (ep 12)
ISA Japan Officer (ep 4)
Jacob (ep 12)
Male Controller 1 (ep 3)
Staff Member 2 (ep 3)
Tarkovsky (ep 5)
Thomas (eps 2, 4)
Hilary Haag as
Chika Sawamura (eps 9-11)
Female Controller 1 (ep 3)
Isabelle Dougnac (ep 3)
Tracy Jefferson
Jessica Boone as
Bosha Rodzinski (eps 1, 3)
Fiona Beaumarchais (ep 1)
Tanya (ep 5)
John Swasey as
Aircraft Carrier Soldier (ep 4)
Foreman (eps 1-2)
Horner (ep 7)
Ivan Prochnow (eps 3, 6-8, 12)
Souichirou Saruwatari
Josh Grelle as
Capote (ep 6)
Douglas (eps 2, 4)
Kazuhiko (ep 5)
Male Controller 2 (ep 3)
Staff Member 3 (ep 3)
Tom (ep 1)
K.C. Jones as Kuramochi (eps 1-2)
Kira Vincent-Davis as
Akemi Saruwatari
Connie Wong (ep 3)
Kyle Jones as Franklin (ep 7)
Luci Christian as Moera Jefferson (ep 4)
Marty Fleck as
Male Controller 4 (ep 3)
Old Man (eps 1-2)
Soderbergh (eps 6-7)
Tribal Leader (ep 4)
Mike Kleinhenz as
Aircraft Carrier Commander (ep 4)
Construction Worker 5 (ep 2)
Executive 2 (ep 2)
Mike McFarland as
Chris Jefferson (ep 4)
Construction Worker 2 (eps 1-2)
Pilot 1 (eps 1-2, 4)
Mike Vance as
Construction Worker 1 (eps 1-2)
Warren Smith (eps 3, 7-8, 11)
Monica Rial as
Maria (eps 6-8)
Rachel (ep 6)
Paul Locklear as
Construction Worker 4 (ep 2)
Fisherman (ep 11)
Flight Instructor (ep 1)
Gainsbourg (eps 1, 7-8, 12)
Staff Member 1 (ep 3)
Truman (ep 6)
Phil Ross as
Construction Worker 3 (ep 1)
Executive 1 (ep 2)
Rob Mungle as
Paulo De Roche (eps 1, 12)
President Jim McDowell
Rescue Leader (ep 2)
Roberto (ep 6)
Scott (ep 7)
Serena Varghese as
Ali (ep 4)
Carol Burns (ep 6)
Tiffany Grant as
Akemi Saruwatari (eps 5-12)
Connie Wong (eps 6, 8)
Narrator (eps 5-8)

English companies
Licensed by:
FUNimation Entertainment (2008; Expired)
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: Frédéric Souterelle
Bruno Moury as Gorô Saruwatari
Patrick Noerie as Lostman

Bruno Forget as Steve O'Brien
Catherine Collomb as Ryoko Ikeuchi
Jean-Marco Montalto as Kôsuke Sawamura
Nayeli Forest as Connie Wong

Antoine Tome as Abbott
Catherine Collomb as
Carol Burns
Elizabeta Korsakov
Yoshie Saruwatari
Charles Borg as Kuromachi
Frédéric Souterelle as
Alan
Chris
Narrateur
Soichiro Saruwatari
Gérard Rouzier as Noguchi
Gwenäelle Julien as Chika Sawamura
Isabelle Volpe as
Akemi Saruwatari
Maria
Rachel
Jean-Pierre Leblan as Capitaine Brian
Marc-Antoine Frédéric as
Afmad
Saneatsu
Nayeli Forest as
Flora Beaumarchais
Moera
Tanya
Tressy
Patrick Noerie as Warren Smith
Philippe Namann as Thomas
Philippe Siboulet as Richard Gainsbourg
Yannick Bellissard as
Paolo de Rossi
Sergent
French companies
ADR Production: Les studios de Saint Maur
Broadcaster: Gong (from 3 May 2010)
Distributor: We Anim
Internet Streaming: Gong
German staff
German cast
(none)
Ingo Albrecht as Lostman
Joachim Kaps as Steve O'Brien
Nico Mamone as Goro
German companies
Distributor: ADV Films (canceled)

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