The film’s story centers on Musashi Miyamoto, one of the most famous swordsmen in Japanese history. He pioneered the Hyouhou Niten Ichi-ryuu style of two-sword fighting and wrote “The Book of Five Rings,” a book that has been compared to Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” for its insight on tactics and strategy.
| Production | Mitsuhisa Ishikawa | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Mizuho Nishikubo | Director |
| Writing | Mamoru Oshii | Screenplay |
| Camera | Hisashi Ezura | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Shirai | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kenichi Ishimaru | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shinya Kokaji | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hiroko Yaguchi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masashi Nomura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yasushi Ohara | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mamiko Nakanishi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hisashi Ezura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takahisa Katagiri | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Fumi Morita | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ryota Niino | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kouji Komurakata | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yasutaka Kubota | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Yahagi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shuujirou Hamakawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shunsuke Ishikawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hiroya Iijima | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yasunori Miyazawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masatsugu Arakawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kouichi Hashimoto | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takaaki Wada | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kiichi Takaoka | Key Animation |
| Art | Taiki Sakurai | Storyboard Artist |
