Don't Mind | Riku Cave | Ep. 1

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.

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 VengroffAdditional 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!

Free Transcripts are available: patreon.com/FoolandScholar/posts/dont-mind-riku-171819021

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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

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