Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jun'ichi Fujise
Tomoyuki Itamura
Masaharu Tomoda
Shin'ichirô Ushijima
Daisuke Yoshida
Fumihiro Yoshimura

Writing Credits

Yoru Sumino
(novel)
Shin'ichirô Ushijima
(screenplay)
Erica Mendez
(adaptation)

Cast

Mahiro Takasugi
'Boku'
Lynn
Yamauchi Sakura
Yukiyo Fujii
Kyôko
Yuma Uchida
Takahiro
Jun Fukushima
Gamu-kun
Yurina Amami
TV Caster
Tomoyuki Arai
Policeman 2
Nanami Atsugi
Guidance Voice
Ryan Bartley
Additional Voices
Kira Buckland
Kyoko
Khoi Dao
Gum Boy
Robbie Daymond
'Me'
Dorah Fine
Sakura's Mother
Erika Harlacher
Sakura Yamauchi
Nene Hieda
Girl
Xanthe Huynh
Additional Voices
Kotaro Ishikawa
Newscaster
Narumi Kaho
Boy
Kenta Kataoka
Policeman 1
Hayato Kimura
Thug B
Junnosuke Kuroda
Fish Shop Father
Kyle McCarley
Takahiro
Erica Mendez
Additional Voices
Shin'ichirô Miki
'Boku' no chichi
Anju Nitta
Uncle of Dried Fish Shop
Minae Noji
Atsuko Tanaka
Momoko Notomi
Schoolgirl
Takayuki Ogawa
Office Worker
Kazuya Saji
Father of a Child
Patrick Seitz
Father
Laura Megan Stahl
Additional Voices
Emiko Takeuchi
Grandmother
Atsuko Tanaka
'Boku' no haha
Kaiji Tang
Additional Voices
Tomoe Tanii
Classmate
Reiô Tsuchida
Thug A
Takaaki Uchino
Shopkeeper
Emi Wakui
Sakura no haha

Produced by

Tomohisa Iizuka
planner
Atsuhiro Iwakami
planner
Shin'ichirô Kashiwada
producer
Yoshitaka Kimura
assistant producer
Keiji Mita
animation producer
Nobuo Miyazaki
planner
Masayuki Nishide
planner
Yûma Takahashi
producer
Katsuya Watanabe
planner
Masanori Yumiya
planner

Music by

Hiroko Sebu
composer

Cinematography by

Mayuko Koike
director of photography

Editing by

Yumi Jingûji
(as Yumi Jinguji)

Art Direction by

Yukako Ogawa

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jun'ichi Fujise
unit director
Tomoyuki Itamura
unit director
Masaharu Tomoda
unit director
Shin'ichirô Ushijima
unit director / unit director: opening sequence
Daisuke Yoshida
unit director
Fumihiro Yoshimura
unit director

Art Department

Yumi Aburatani
color designer: Tezuka Production
Sung Suk Choi
color designer: MARU Animation
Yoshinori Horikawa
color designer / color designer: MADBOX
Kazumasa Ishida
clothing designer
Tomoyuki Itamura
storyboard artist
Jin Ha Jeong
accessory designer
Keisuke Kobayashi
clothing designer
Narumi Konno
color designer: MADBOX
Natsuki Kusakabe
artboards
Loundraw
original illustrator (as loundraw)
Miki Mutô
clothing designer (as Miki Muto)
Yasushi Nishiya
accessory designer
Yukako Ogawa
artboards
Kenji Sawada
clothing designer
Kanami Tanaka
color designer: MADBOX
Shin'ichirô Ushijima
storyboard artist / storyboard artist: opening sequence
Hee Sook Wang
color designer: MARU Animation
Keito Watanabe
artboards / assistant art director (as Yoshito Watanabe)
Kaori Yamashita
sapling designer
Daisuke Yoshida
storyboard artist
Yurie Ôhigashi
accessory designer (as Yurie Ohigashi) / clothing designer (as Yurie Ohigashi)

Sound Department

Ben Harrington
dialogue editor / re-recording mixer (english version) / recording engineer (english version)
Shôji Hata
sound director / sound mixer
Noriko Izumo
sound effects editor
Jonathan Kreimerman
post-production assistant: English version
Erica Mendez
voice director: English version
Masashi Satô
sound production supervisor
Tadashi Shimada
recording assistant
Akari Shirakawa
recording assistant
Akane Yamago
recording assistant
Daiki Yamaki
sound recording

Special Effects by

Shôko Dobashi
special effects
Akane Gonda
special effects
Yuri Miyoshi
special effects
Reina Sawai
special effects
Aki Takeishi
special effects
Maori Yusa
special effects
Yuriko Ôkawa
special effects

Visual Effects by

Shoichi Enomoto
cg designer: Welz Animation Studio
Akira Hamanaka
3d cg assistance/cubit cg designer: Welz Animation Studio
Keita Imai
3d cg: Chiptune
Ayumi Kawamoto
3d cg assistance/cubit cg designer: Welz Animation Studio
Nobuaki Kikuchi
cg director: Welz Animation Studio
Koremi Kishi
3d cg director
Hiroshi Kukiyama
3d cg: Chiptune
Kosuke Kurokawa
producer: Welz Animation Studio
Ryôtarô Mano
cg designer/fireworks design manager: Welz Animation Studio
Mitsuhiro Saida
cg modeler: Welz Animation Studio
Tsukasa Saitô
3d cg: Chiptune

Camera and Electrical Department

Shigeki Asakawa
photography: Rare Trick
Shin'ichirô Endô
photography
Kenji Fujita
photography
Yo Goto
photography manager / photography: Chiptune
Shôgo Higami
photography: Chiptune (as Shogo Higami)
Masamune Hirata
photography: Rare Trick
Tetsu Machida
photography: Chiptune (as Kei Machida)
Sôta Mikami
photography: Chiptune (as Sota Mikami)
Katsuhito Ogawa
photography: Chiptune
Takashi Onzô
photography: Chiptune
Hui Ying Pei
photography: Chiptune
Hiroshi Saito
photography supervisor / photography: Pina Pix (as Hiroshi Saitô)
Kasumi Tôgô
photography: Chiptune (as Kasumi Togo)
Masashi Uoyama
photography: Chiptune
Satoshi Yamamoto
photography: Chiptune
Aoi Yoshino
photography: Chiptune

Animation Department

Kei Ajiki
key animator
Rentarô Akiyama
background artist: KLAS
Aya Akizuki
key animator
Ryôko Amisaki
key animator: opening sequence (as Ryoko Amisaki)
Akinori Andô
second key animator: Sanzigen Digital Animation Department
Hirotoshi Arai
animation director
Shun Arai
inbetween artist: Chiptune Inbetween Department
Yutaka Araki
key animator (as Yû Araki)
Fang Boya
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Gwanghan Chae
key animator: MARU Animation (as Gwang Han Chae)
Shin Chin
second key animator: Tezuka Production
Yun Hui Cho
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Shingo Fujii
key animator: opening sequence
Natsuko Fujiwara
animation director / key animator
Hiroki Fukuda
key animator
Tomoko Fukushima
second key animator: Tezuka Production
Zhi Ping Gao
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Noriyo Gôroku
background artist: Moon Flower
Miho Hanada
key animator
Satoyuki Hashimoto
key animator
Shijiu Helian
second key animator: Tezuka Production
Takafumi Hino
key animator
Takaaki Hirayama
key animator: Studio Live
Yasunori Hishinuma
background artist: Production Ai
Sayuri Honda
background artist: Production Ai
Seung Pyo Hong
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Song Zhen Huan
background artist: Qiqihaer Zhenhuan Animation Design
Run Gui Huang
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Lee Hyun Jung
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Ippei Ichii
key animator: opening sequence / second key animator
Mifuyu Ichinose
key animator
Kazuki Ikeda
background artist: Moon Flower
Osamu Imai
background artist: Studio Pablo
Dai Imaoka
animation director
Junko Ina
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Toshiko Inada
key animator
Tae Inotsume
second key animator
Chika Ishida
background artist: Moon Flower
Kazumasa Ishida
animation director / key animator
Yuki Ishida
background artist: Studio Pablo
Shôshi Ishikawa
second key animator (as Shoshi Ishikawa)
Shunsuke Itai
second key animator
Mizuki Iwadare
key animator: Pine Jam
Shiori Iwahara
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Mizuki Iwai
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Misako Izumi
key animator
Jae Young Jang
key animator: MARU Animation
Jin Ha Jeong
key animator
Ying Xue Jin
inbetween checker: MARU Animation
Zhang Jing
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Hyeong Jong Ju
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Hyun Min Jung
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Tomomi Kajiki
second key animator
Hayato Kakinokida
second key animator
Toshiyuki Kanno
animation director (as Toshiyuki Kan'no) / key animator: Studio Live (as Toshiyuki Kan'no)
Yasuhira Kanno
second key animator
Miyuki Kasukawa
second key animator
Haruka Katsutani
key animator
Aika Kawasaki
key animator
Tomomi Kawatsuma
second key animator
Dae Woo Kim
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Hae Jung Kim
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Jee-hyun Kim
inbetween checker: MARU Animation
Ju Hyeon Kim
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Jung Geun Kim
key animator: MARU Animation
Na Um Kim
inbetween artist: Chiptune Inbetween Department
Se Won Kim
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Yoo Jeong Kim
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Chiharu Kinoshita
background artist: Athena Art Studio
Naruyo Kiriyama
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Katsuhiko Kitada
key animator: opening sequence
Yung Nam Ko
key animator: MARU Animation
Keisuke Kobayashi
animation director / animation director: opening sequence / key animator / sub-character designer
Mayuko Koike
compositing supervisor
Toshiyuki Komaru
key animator
Tomohiro Koyama
animation director / key animator
Mamoru Kurata
key animator: Pine Jam
Yuzu Kusakabe
inbetween artist: Chiptune Inbetween Department
Oh-Sik Kwon
key animator: MARU Animation
Debbie Li
background artist: KLAS
Loundraw
original character design
Kaoru Maehara
key animator: opening sequence
Ying Xing Mao
second key animator: Tezuka Production
Kenta Masuda
background artist: Studio Naya
Yoshiki Matsumura
background artist: Studio Pablo
Tatsuya Miki
key animator
Ryô Minamino
second key animator: Sanzigen Digital Animation Department (as Ryo Minamino)
Chiaki Mineshima
background artist: KLAS
Kana Miyai
key animator
Tomohiro Mori
background artist: Production Ai
Tetsurô Moronuki
key animator
Kazuhiro Murakami
background artist: Studio Pablo
Yuki Muranaga
second key animator
Sachiko Muroyama
key animator: Pine Jam
Miki Mutô
animation director (as Miki Muto) / key animator (as Miki Muto)
Do Hee Na
inbetween artist: MARU Animation (as Na Do Hee)
Yûichirô Nakajima
background artist: KLAS
Midori Nakamura
key animator: Pine Jam
Norifumi Nakamura
background artist: Studio Naya
Shiori Nakamura
background artist: Olive
Shûichi Nakamura
second key animator
Tsuyoshi Nakatani
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Tomohiro Nakau
background artist: Production Ai
Masae Nakayama
key animator
Shiho Nakazawa
inbetween artist: Pine Jam Inbetween Department
Jin Nakazono
inbetween artist: Felix Film
Sayuri Niki
background artist: Moon Flower
Yasushi Nishiya
key animator
Saki Noguchi
second key animator: Tezuka Production
Mayumi Oda
key animator: opening sequence
Madoka Ogawa
inbetween artist: Chiptune Inbetween Department
Yukako Ogawa
background supervisor
Su Jin Oh
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Yûichi Oka
character designer / chief animation director / chief animation director: opening sequence
Takashi Okamura
inbetween checker: Tezuka Production
Tadayoshi Okimura
key animator: Tezuka Production
Natsumi Omotaka
inbetween artist: Studio VOLN
Masaoki Ono
background artist: Production Ai
Tomohisa Onoue
key animator: Studio VOLN
Mizuho Outani
inbetween artist: Chiptune Inbetween Department
Woong Gil Park
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Liu Quan
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Chan Yeon Ra
second key animator: Tezuka Production
Shinji Saito
background artist: Athena Art Studio
Mari Saitô
assistant inbetween checker
Mika Saitô
key animator
Mizuki Saitô
background artist: Studio Pablo
Airi Sakai
inbetween artist: Pine Jam Inbetween Department
Saori Sakiguchi
key animator
Chiharu Satô
inbetween artist (as Chiharu Sato) / inbetween checker (as Chiharu Sato)
Yuriko Satô
background artist: Moon Flower (as Yuriko Sato)
Jeon Bong Seo
second key animator
Young Eun Seo
inbetween artist: MARU Animation
Asami Shimizu
second key animator
Yôichi Shimizu
key animator
Yumi Shimojô
second key animator (as Yumi Shimojo)
Ryousuke Shiotani
key animator
Kazuma Shirai
background artist: KLAS
Tamae Shôuchi
background artist: Studio Naya
Xin Zhe Su
second key animator: Tezuka Production
Riko Sudô
background artist: KLAS (as Riko Sudo)
Yûichi Suehiro
background artist: Studio Lagurus (as Yoshikazu Suehiro)
Akio Sugino
key animator: Tezuka Production
Shû Sugita
key animator
Shôichirô Sugiura
background artist: Athena Art Studio (as Shoichiro Sugiura)
Wei Sun
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Xu Sun
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Yoshiyuki Tabata
key animator: opening sequence
Arisa Taira
background artist: KLAS
Yuri Takagi
background artist: KLAS
Mika Takahashi
animation director / key animator: Studio Live
Mika Takazawa
animation director / key animator
Takaaki Tanabe
key animator: opening sequence / second key animator
Jing Wen Tao
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Mai Toda
key animator: Pine Jam
Mika Tokusa
background artist: KLAS
Megumi Tonegawa
inbetween artist: Chiptune Inbetween Department / inbetween checker: Chiptune
Hisako Tsurukubo
key animator
Hiroshi Uchida
animation director / key animator: Tezuka Production
Takushi Ueno
key animator: opening sequence
Ai Ping Wang
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Toshiya Washida
key animator
Mitoyo Watanabe
background artist: Olive
Chang Hee Won
animation director
Chuan Feng Xu
secondary key animator
Kayona Yamada
key animator: Studio VOLN
Momoko Yamada
key animator: Tezuka Production
Yûzô Yamada
key animator (as Takeshi Baba)
Nana Yamaguchi
key animator
Megumi Yamana
key animator: Studio VOLN
Masahiro Yamanaka
second key animator
Eri Yamanashi
background artist: Moon Flower
Haruka Yamashita
inbetween artist: Chiptune Inbetween Department
Kaori Yamashita
key animator
Yukari Yasuda
background artist: Olive
Masateru Yoshimura
inbetween checker: Tezuka Production
Masaru Yoshioka
key animator
Seiko Yoshioka
background artist: Studio Pablo
Yû Yoshizaki
background artist: KLAS (as Yu Yoshizaki)
Li Yu
background artist: KLAS
Kyôko Yufu
key animator: Pine Jam
Yun Zhang
second key animator: Shen Long
Jun Gui Zhao
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Ying Ping Zhao
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Yue Zhao
inbetween artist: Beijing Xiele Art Co., Ltd.
Yurie Ôhigashi
animation director (as Yurie Ohigashi) / key animator (as Yurie Ohigashi)
Mayumi Ôkawa
background artist: KLAS
Rie Ômori
key animator: opening sequence
Nia Ôno
effects animation director / key animator
Akihiro Ôtake
second key animator: Felix Film
Masanobu Ôtani
background artist: Athena Art Studio (as Masanobu Otani)
Kazue Ôtsuki
second key animator

Casting Department

Takako Tanaka
casting: Nelke Planning
Sawako Todoroki
casting: Nelke Planning

Editorial Department

Yoshito Ashino
studio coordinator
Michihiro Ichihara
digital cinema mastering
Ayaka Minami
online editor
Tetsurô Tsukada
digital cinema mastering
Kasumi Watanabe
online editor

Music Department

Kohei Chida
music director: Current Inc.
Ryôta Kikuchi
music director
Show Miura
main theme assistance
Hiroaki Sano
main theme assistance
Sumika
title music (as sumika)
Masaharu Yamanouchi
music producer

Additional Crew

Yûki Abe
trailer production
Kanae Akagi
official website production: Kirksville
Sayaka Akashi
official website production: Kirksville
Naoko Akayama
promotional designer: THINKR
Hideyuki Arata
manga collaborator
Maru Ayase
in-movie book author: "One Day, You Will Reach the Sea"
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
in-movie book author: "The Little Prince"
Masami Ebihara
theater sales
Keiichi Fukazawa
advertising assistance: Manhattan People
Kôsuke Fukui
trailer production
Taku Funakoshi
production committee: East Japan Marketing & Communications, Inc.
Mirai Furukawa
movie goods manager
Hideki Gotô
overseas distribution
Momoko Hakata
production committee: Aniplex
Hiroaki Hamatake
production desk
Akiko Hanamori
production committee: Tohan Corporation
Ken'ichirô Haneda
license tie-up promotion manager
Emi Harada
advertising assistance
Taisuke Hashirayama
production committee: Futabasha
Katsura Honma
overseas distribution
Kumiko Honma
overseas distribution
Ping Hua
production assistant
Kei Igarashi
animation production assistant
Masahiro Iida
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Maki Inamori
web supervision
Hana Ishigaki
overseas distribution
Ryû Ishii
promotional design producer: THINKR
Akihiro Itai
advertising assistance
Yûtarô Itô
production assistant
Masahiro Iwata
animation production assistant: Dangan Pictures
Yûko Izumo
trailer production
Takayuki Jinbo
theater sales
Tomomi Kajita
advertising assistance: Manhattan People
Ryôta Kanda
production committee: East Japan Marketing & Communications, Inc.
Wataru Kawagoe
production assistant
Anthony Kimm
English subtitles
Takashi Kimura
overseas distribution
Yôsuke Kodaka
overseas distribution
Tôru Koga
sales promotion
Kaito Kudô
production committee: Futabasha
Daiki Kurihara
trailer production
Akira Kuwahata
production assistant
Mu Li
overseas distribution
Sung Hwan Lim
production assistant
Hisashi Maeda
official writer
Kôno Mariko
in-movie book translator: "The Little Prince"
Hajime Matsumoto
production assistant
Kei Matsuura
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Toshimitsu Mieda
production committee: Tohan Corporation
Katsushi Minoura
production committee: Futabasha
Kôhei Mitsui
advertising assistance: Manhattan People
Masanori Miyake
production committee: Aniplex
Minoru Miyazawa
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Yûta Morikawa
production assistant
Kaito Morioka
animation production assistant: Felix Film
Tsuyoshi Morita
manga collaborator
Madoka Motoki
production committee: Aniplex
Yuka Motomatsu
advertising assistance: Manhattan People
Ai Murayama
animation production assistant: Chiptune
Takahiko Mutô
production assistant
Asako Nagase
advertising: Futabasha
Marika Nakajima
advertising assistance: Manhattan People
Mitsuki Nakao
production assistant
Tomoyuki Nakayama
overseas distribution
Masayuki Narai
animation production assistant: Chiptune
Satoshi Narita
production committee: Tohan Corporation
Takehiko Nishida
production committee: Aniplex
Masayuki Nishide
production committee: ABC Animation
Osamu Nishimoto
overseas distribution
Shôki Niwa
production committee: Aniplex
Kaoru Noguchi
promotional design producer: THINKR
Tomonori Ochikoshi
production committee: Aniplex
Hiroshi Ono
advertising: Futabasha
Yûji Ono
advertising
Cheol Hyeon Park
interpreter
Naho Saitô
overseas distribution
Shigeta Sakai
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Yûji Sakuta
advertising assistance: Manhattan People
Hiromi Shimizu
license management
Kôki Shimoyahara
advertising assistance: Manhattan People
Tomoya Shinoda
setting production
Toshitaka Shiraishi
production committee: Futabasha
Asa Suehira
overseas distribution
Shûichi Sugane
production committee: Aniplex
Zong Zhen Sun
overseas distribution
Mei Suzuki
official website production: Kirksville
Yoshiki Tada
trailer production
Kamen Tagalicod
Post Production Coordinator
Ryô Takahashi
animation production assistant: Pine Jam
Yôichi Takahashi
scenario assistance
Yû Takahashi
distribution supervisor
Makoto Takashina
advertising
Akira Tanaka
production committee: ABC Animation
Takaaki Tanaka
advertising assistance: Manhattan People
Takeo Tsuda
advertising
Tadafumi Udono
production assistant
Atsushi Uehara
advertising
Kôji Uetsuji
web supervision
Sôichirô Umemoto
theater sales
Yôko Umemura
advertising assistance
Akari Wada
character material assistance
Ayaka Yamada
overseas distribution
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi
production committee: Tohan Corporation
Kazuko Yamamoto
production committee: Aniplex
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
production committee: East Japan Marketing & Communications, Inc.
Akiko Yodo
advertising producer
Hidetoshi Yomoda
theater sales
Seung Yong Yoon
production committee: Futabasha
Shô Yoshida
production assistant
You Sha Zhang
overseas distribution
Tôru Ôishi
production committee: Asahi Shimbun Company
Kyôko Ôta
advertising producer
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