In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
| Sound | Titi Matsumura | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Screenplay |
| Editing | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Editor |
| Directing | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Director |
| Production | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Producer |
| Camera | Yutaka Yamazaki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yutaka Tsurumaki | Sound Designer |
| Art | Keiko Mitsumatsu | Production Design |
| Art | Toshihiro Isomi | Production Design |
| Production | Yoshiko Arae | Casting |
| Production | Lee Bong-ou | Production Manager |
| Camera | Rinko Kawauchi | Still Photographer |
