Nigel, a cook. He has a gruff voice, which reflects his courage and toughness. He is voiced by Cliff Wells. Michael, a tailor. He is not as enthusiastic about cutting down the forest as the other men, but he likes having a large sum of money. He is voiced by Mikey Godzilla. His wife, Joanna, is voiced by Penny Sweet. Benjamin, a priest. He is somewhat of a neutral party compared to the other men, as he is only concerned about his church at first. He is voiced by Leonard Pike. Matthew, a shepherd. He betrays his teammates, since he opposes cutting down the forest. This makes him a reliable ally to the animals, albeit a human. He is voiced by Alfred Russell. Staff (Source: Japanese Wikipedia Original Author: Boy Lornsen Writer: Toshiyuki Kashikura Producer: Tadashi Oba Director: Yoshio Kuroda Music: Tatsumi Yano Character Design: Yasuji Mori Layout Supervisor: Shunichi Sakai Animation Director: Akio Sakai Assistant Animation Director: Kazuko Hirose Art Director: Toshiharu Mizutani Art Setting: Minoru Nishida Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba Color Checking: Akiko Koyama Key Animators: Kazuko Hirose, Sumiko Asado, Takeshi Shoji, Megumi Mizuta, Manabu Ohashi, Madhouse, Yoon Sung studio (South Korea) Animation Checking: Takumi Koyama, Masahiro Kase Finish Animation: Studio Killy, Studio M Backgrounds: Kobayashi Production External links http://www.crystalacids.com/database/title/1450/back-to-the-forest/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110621151531/http://nippon-animation.co.jp/work/nodokamorino_daisakusen.html 1980 anime films Anime television films Nippon Animation films