Don't Mind returns… as Yamashita Rindo begins her new job in the mountains near Chino, Japan. There, her team is prepared to document a recent archaeological site discovered after a seismic event uncovered a cave and Dogū pulled from the long dark.
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Credits:
Written and Created by K. A. Statz
Produced & Directed, with Editing, and Sound Design by Travis Vengroff
Co-Directed with Dialogue Editing by Rikke Rømer
Edited with Sound Design, Mixing, & Mastering by Finnur Nielsen
Executive Producers Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas
Cultural Consulting by Yuzu Natsumi, the Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archaeology, the Idojiri Museum of Archaeology
Casting Assistance by Voice Talent Online & Lewis Alpheus Gordon, Rain, Maddy Unabia, and Emma Pisarek of G-angle Co., Ltd.
Recording Studio (Tokyo Unit) – G-angle Ebisu Studios
Project Manager (Tokyo Unit) – Michaela Kane
Script Editing by W. K. Statz & Travis Vengroff
Studio Engineering by Greg Rubin of Marc Graue Studios, Ryota Homma of G-angle Co., Ltd., Yoshi of Koala Studios
Brown-eared Bulbul Recordings by Ding Li Yong
Distributed by SpectreVision Radio
Cast: (First Name in Bold)
Yamashita Rindo – Erika Ishii
Nosaku Shin – Daisuke Tsuji
Hosomi Yuuna – Alpha Takahashi
Kimura Kaito – Alexander Kita
Suda Akira – Yuji Okumoto
Honma Keiko – Mariko Baika
Ōya-san Nosaku Toshio – Ken Raye
Yamashita Yumiko – Mami Kimura
Music:
“Enigma” (The Riku Cave Soundtrack) – Written by Nobuo Uematsu, Arranged, Produced, & Mixed with Performances by Steven Melin. Remixed & Edited by Travis Vengroff. Final mix by Finnur Nielsen. Budapest Strings by Musiversal’s Budapest Symphony Orchestra, with Conductor Ábel Tompa, & Recording Engineer Gergő Láposi. Shamisen by Yuzu Natsumi, Flute by Samuel da Silva, Violin by Kimberly Durflinger, & Glockenspiel by Travis Vengroff Additional Wind Instruments by Finnur Neilsen
Cover Art by Abigail Spence
Dogū design by Dan Chudzinski
Final Logo and Lettering by K.A. Statz
This is a Fool and Scholar Production. We are a three person creative team and we can only create this show because of your support. Thank you for making this show possible!
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Special Thanks to:
Our Patreon supporters! | Megan Dung | Chino Tourism Organization | Togariishi Museum of Jomon Archaeology | Idojiri Museum of Archaeology | Akira Yamashina - 山科 哲（茅野市尖石縄文考古館 学芸員）| Takashi Komatsu - 小松 隆史（井戸尻考古館 館長）| Tomohiko Kudo | Yokogawa of SMILE PLEASE | Miyu / Animo | "Birdie's Mom" our Kid Director & Snackmaster | Simon Luckhurst & Harry Reader at Voice Talent Online | Daniel Noah
Video Attribution Licenses: (all files have been modified) Serene Summer in the Japanese Mountains, Autumn's Embrace: Life with Locals in the Japanese Mountains, & Discover the Warmth of Winter in the Japanese Countryside - Belong to the Chino Tourism Organization, used with permission by Kiichi Tanaka
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