The 95-year-old director shot the film in his hometown of Ishiuchi, Hiroshima. The story is based on a teacher he had when he was a child.
| Directing | Kaneto Shindō | Director |
| Editing | Yukio Watanabe | Editor |
| Production | Jirô Shindô | Producer |
| Crew | Masahiko Hayashi | Cinematography |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Writer |
| Sound | Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hirokazu Kanakatsu | Production Design |
| Directing | Yasuhiro Yamamoto | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Makoto Morita | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomoo Haraguchi | Special Effects Makeup Artist |