Tōhō Kabushiki Gaisha, CoMix Wave Films ; produced by Minami Ichikawa, Noritaka Kawaguchi, Keiji Ota ; producers, Yoshihiro Furusawa, Katsuhiro Takei, Koichiro Ito ; original story, screenplay, director, Makoto Shinkai
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