The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
Editing | Makoto Shinkai | Editor |
Directing | Makoto Shinkai | Director |
Production | Noritaka Kawaguchi | Producer |
Writing | Makoto Shinkai | Screenplay |
Production | Makoto Shinkai | Producer |
Art | Takumi Tanji | Art Direction |
Camera | Makoto Shinkai | Director of Photography |
Sound | Anri Kumaki | Theme Song Performance |
Art | Yoshitoshi Shinomiya | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Takayo Nishimura | Character Designer |
Production | Koichiro Ito | Producer |
Sound | Tenmon | Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects | Naoto Hosoda | Key Animation |
Art | Takayo Nishimura | Additional Storyboarding |
Art | Takumi Tanji | Additional Storyboarding |
Art | Makoto Shinkai | Storyboard Artist |
Visual Effects | Takayo Nishimura | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Kenichi Tsuchiya | Animation Director |
Art | W. Gorbkit | Background Designer |
Art | S. Nathapon | Background Designer |
Art | S. Pipat | Background Designer |
Art | Tasuku Watanabe | Background Designer |
Editing | Aya Hida | Editor |
Editing | Yamato Takahashi | Online Editor |
Production | Masaki Yasuda | Executive Producer |
Production | Naohiro Tafu | Executive Producer |
Production | Toshiaki Doushita | Producer |
Sound | Toru Noguchi | Sound Effects |
Sound | Haru Yamada | ADR Recordist |
Sound | Yuji Mitsuya | ADR Supervisor |
Art | Akira Hirosawa | Assistant Art Director |
Art | Akiko Majima | Assistant Art Director |
Art | Akira Hirosawa | Background Designer |
Art | Takumi Tanji | Background Designer |
Art | Akiko Majima | Background Designer |
Art | Makoto Shinkai | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Makoto Shinkai | Color Designer |
Art | Kaoru Takino | Background Designer |
Art | Kaori Izumiya | Background Designer |
Art | Hiroshi Takiguchi | Background Designer |
Art | Sayuri Honda | Background Designer |
Art | Masanobu Nomura | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Asahi Takeuchi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Taisuke Iwasaki | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yuji Watanabe | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Atsuhiko Hara | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Junpei Tatenaka | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Shinji Matsuda | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kazuyoshi Takeuchi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Masaru Ooshiro | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yoshiharu Sato | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Takashi Tomioka | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kiyoshi Tateishi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hideoki Kusama | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kazuyuki Ueda | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hiroaki Shimizu | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Manabu Nakatake | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hiroki Fujiwara | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Keiko Kato | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yo Konno | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Manabu Ohashi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kazuko Shibata | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Reiko Nozaki | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yukiko Wakabayashi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Masahiko Matsuyama | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hiroko Minowa | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hirofumi Nakata | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Misato Kishino | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Ushio Tazawa | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kenichi Tsuchiya | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Takayo Nishimura | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Akio Hata | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Mitsunobu Nakamura | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yujiro Moriyama | Key Animation |
Writing | Makoto Shinkai | Original Film Writer |
Visual Effects | Rie Saito | Key Animation |