Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsū, Hakuhodo DYMP, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI present ; directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi ; producer Yoshiaki Nishimura ; screenplay by Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, Hiromasa Yonebayashi
a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) presents ; a Paprika Filmpartners production ; developed by Masao Maruyama ; screenplay by Seishi Minakami and Satoshi Kon ; animation studio, Madhouse, Inc. ; director, Satoshi Kon