NHK Samurai Drama Special Dignity of Flowers Original Soundtrack / NHK時代劇スペシャル 花の誇り オリジナルサウンドトラック / NHK Jidaigeki Special Hana no Hokori Original Soundtrack

All Music Composed, Arranged and Produced by Mikio Endo.
Except Track 10, 15, 19 and 21 arranged by Masato Kouda.

Hammer Dulcimer on Track 1, 22, 23:
Keiji Azami; on Track 2, 11; Max ZT; on Track 20: Keiko Tachieda.
Serings on Track 2, 3, 9, 14, 22 and 23:
Violins by Yasunao Ishida, Naoru Komiya, Osamu Iyoku, Tsunehiro Shigyo, Toshiro Murai, Shouhei Yoshida and Mayu Kodera;
Violas by Joe Kuwata and Aiko Hosokawa;
Cellos by Kaori Morita and Hiroaki Sakata;
Contrabass by Koichi Yonenaga.
Strings on Track 1, 14, 19, 21 and 23:
Violins by Kyoko Saburi, Kiyo Kido, Tsunehiro Shigyo, Yuriko Mori, Kiyono Aihara, Wakana Sawada and Naoko Ishibashi;
Violas by Yuuko Ando and Kaori Naruse;
Cellos by Masami Horisawa and Takahiro Yuuki;
Contrabass by Iwahisa Kuroki.
Flutes on Track 1, 3 and 22: Masayuki Kai, Maiko Kawasaki; on Track 1 and 23: Kazuhiro Takeda.
Harp by Yo Saito.
Keyboards, Acoustic Piano, Percussion and Computer Programming by Mikio Endo.
Except Track 19 and 21 Acoustic Piano by Masato Kouda.

Recorded and Mixed by Hideyuki Tamaki, Atsushi Yamazaki and Masakazu Kimura at NHK CR-506, CR-301, CR-509,
Sound City B, Japan Broadcast Publishing Udagawa, and prime sound form B, studios, Tokyo, Japan.
Except Track 2 and 11 Recorded by Nik Chinboukas at Spin Studio, NY, USA.
Assistant Engineers: Yoshihiro Takahashi, Kazunori Okamoto, Ayu Nishizawa and Shinya Kondo.
Mastered by Kouji Tanaka at JVC Mastering Center Yokohama Studio on 13 May 2009.

Label Management, Promotion and Supervision by Kiichi Morishita.
Coordination by Emari Mamiya.
Artist Management by Fumiyo Endo.
Interpretation by Shizu Kawata.
Illustration: Front and Inner Sleeve by OHGUSHI.
Design and Art Direction by Osamu Kikuta (Diamond Heads).
Cover Conception by Mikio Endo.
Photography: Inner Sleeve by Karin Sakiya.

Special Thanks to Yoshinori Honda (NEP), Yoko Aoki, Japan Dulcimer Society, Ken Komarsuzaki, Ichiro Sasaki, Takashi Tsumaki.
Hikaru Torii, Naomasa Kato(NHK), Katsuya Kotaki, Kenji Munakata (Diamond Heads), [kuo Kondoh,
PROFESSIONAL PERCUSSION CO., LTD., Yoshihito Ishikawa, Terumitsu Hanaki, Kaoru Koga, Tomomichi Oba,
Mitsuru Enomoto, Hiroyuki Hanzawa, Nobuhiko Otake, Masami Miyazaki, Keiko Yamamoto, Tomokazu Date, Kagecoon,
Masayuki, Yoshiko, Reiko, Haruya, Rinta and Dolce.