Above The War (1991)

1991 – Above The War (Watanabe Film Co/Sazale Pictures [Kimio Haneda]/Red Condre Productions)

[A Japanese/Filipino co-production, shooting title “B Team”; also released on Japanese VHS as “Search And Destroy”]

Director/Producer/Screenplay Ken Watanabe Executive Producer Dick Kajiwara Cinematography Jun Perreira, Stanley Iwaki Musical Director [listed in opening credits] Mon Del Rosario, [in closing credits] Shunsuke Miyazumi Editor Boy Cuenco Sound Supervision Buddy Mendoza Sound Effects Rudy Cabrales, Jun Cabrales Art Director Loreto Capili Project Manager Hiroshi Akanoma Production Coordinator Kinya Kubota Comptroller Elizabeth Casalla Field Cashier Adel Batibag 1st Assistant Director Boy Soquerata [Henry Strzalkowski informed me he was in fact Assistant Director] 2nd Assistant Director Joel Apuyan Script Supervisor Joan Castro Military Liason Joel de Niro Production Manager Sammy Interno Production Assistant Daisuke Tagawa Casting Director Karla Rodriguez Casting Assistant Rambo Cassidy Wardrobe Master Joey Luna Wardrobe Assistants James Price, Jojo Mago Construction Master Waldo Masconi Head Propsman Sammy Laurel Propsman Boboy Pelegrino Makeup Artist Norma Torres Assistant Makeup Artists Sofia Obinque, Flor Mendoza Assistant Cameraman Pio Interno Gaffer E.T. Nugas Soundman Fred Gajudo Boom Man Ronnie Eulloran Electrician Angel Dalag Stills Tommy Yap Grips Jessie Manalo, Ferdinand Lleneresas, Armando Interno, Honesto Emerenciana Stunt Coordinator Ben Romano Special Effects Guy Naelgas Transportation Captain Nestor Briton Production Nurse Yazmine Sarmiento Best Girl Ma. Lani Ramos Utility Head Ricky Capili Utility Assistants Eric Capili, Molly Sasot Musical Producers Shin Takashina, Atsushi Imoto, Rie Matsubara, Shunki Komatsu Music Composers Sugiyama Tom, Tokuo Inoue, Akira Ishiguro, Atsuo Katayama Guitar Masayuki Ise Engineers Kohji Sugimori, Tukuo Inoue, Masao Saotome Theme Song Lyrics Masao Urino Arranger Atsuo Katayama Composer Yukiko Haneda Mixer Senji Horiuchi Assistant Mixer Nobuyoshi Kanbayashi, Kenji Sakagama Sound Effectman Yukio Hokari Assistant Sound Effectman Akihoko Okasa Studio Coordinator Yoshimisa Funwara Studio Production Assistants Kiyotaka Sato, Mitoshi Mochizuki, Kazuyuki Hirasawa, Yoshie Kanwara Studio Still Photographer Riyuko Nakamura Dolby Stereo Consultant Mikio Mori

Cast “Rom”/Romano Kristoff (Top), Michael Welborn (Kio), Jeff Griffith (Fish), Yasuaki Kurata (Cook), Shinya Ono (Animal), Spanky Manikan (General Kom), Leo Gamboa (Commander Thieu), Richard Harrison (General O’Connor), Evie Fender (Lieutenant Jhons), Adrian Smith (Boy), Francis Kerone (General Murphy), Mike Monty (General Stark), George Soeth (General Hamilton), Robert Denny (General Benders), Curtis Carter (General Davis), Pat Andrew (General 1), Oscar Daniels (General 2), Fritz Lenhartz (General 3), Jorge Holgate (General 4), Daniel Gardner (General 5), Russell Koppen (General 6), Mike Villareal (Sok), Kevin Blanco (Guen), Archie Adamos (Min), Smiley Kume (Front Line Officer), John Denny (Kovitch), David Anderson (Riley), Martin Peters (Sullivan), Donald Wilson (Burnet), Paul Scott Maxwell (Captain Gordon), [uncredited] Bert Spoor

NVA Soldiers Jun Lopez, Pablo Priento, Ben Bernal, Nelson Forte, Bebot Turin, Jun Apalar, Nestor Gonzales, Vic Fabi, Dante Abadeza, Abel Soriano, Zaldy Val, Efren Derry, Fred Martin, Eddie Alvarez, Sonny Tuazon, Ric Llanes, Noel Baltazar Stuntmen Katsiyuki Imamura, Wataru Tagaya, Marlo Navarro, Jaime Frane, Ariel Tuazon, Mando Lahoy, Mario Furing, Charlie Patino, Bert Alberto, Rico Orbita, Neil Calvar, Deo Caunis, Allan Robles, Crisanto Claveria, Edwin Martin, Ben Praina, Lito Tuico, Lito Castro, Edgar Austria, Jhonny Cleofe US Soldiers Chris Albert, Austin Anson, Ike Cally, Dennis Chucks, Jim Dixon, John Eynden, Joe Fisher, Robert Ginnevan, Dieter Gruenberg, Peter Henzelman, Martin Kindl, Chris Castillejo, Craig Judd, John Love, Peter Ladkarin, Santiago Larrauri, Ike Limus, Mike Mills, Andy Mueller, Michael Nielsen, Sanjay Oges, Tim Parritt, Joachim Richter, Werner Ritz, Elmar Schwery, James Stone, Warren Tiller, Ben Uri, Frank Wannax, Majid Jadali Dancer Vivian Cordero Party Girls Marivic Sta Ana, Monette Viray, Liza Soriano, Carmie dela Cruz, Ephie Alegarbes Girls in the Waterfall Baby Sulapas, Wendy Francisco, Liezel Duena, Arlene Navarro, Fely Ambo

Assistant Director Henry Strzalkowki on the set of "B-Team", later Above The War (1989)