Ayase Shinsuke, a popular writer of a series of girl novels, visits Otaru, the town he grew up in. He meets a strange boy who calls himself by the author's real name.
| Writing | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Writer |
| Directing | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Director |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Kuniyoshi Kawashima | Producer |
| Production | Kyôko Ôbayashi | Producer |
| Writing | Hisashi Yamanaka | Novel |
| Camera | Yoshitaka Sakamoto | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kazuo Satsuya | Production Design |
| Editing | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Editor |