Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
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| Directing | Mamoru Hosoda | Director |
| Production | Atsushi Chiba | Producer |
| Production | Genki Kawamura | Producer |
| Production | Seiji Okuda | Producer |
| Production | Yuichiro Sato | Producer |
| Art | Yoichi Nishikawa | Art Direction |
| Art | Yohei Takamatsu | Art Direction |
| Production | Daisuke Kadoya | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nozomu Takahashi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hitoshi Ito | Associate Producer |
| Production | Yuzuru Satou | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daisuke Iga | Costume Design |
| Editing | Shigeru Nishiyama | Editor |
| Production | Kiyotaka Waki | Line Producer |
| Sound | Yoshio Obara | Recording Supervision |
| Writing | Mamoru Hosoda | Writer |
| Production | Minami Ichikawa | Producer |
| Production | Shinichirou Inoue | Producer |
| Production | Noboru Kashiwagi | Producer |
| Production | Riichirô Nakamura | Producer |
| Production | Yoshio Nakayama | Producer |
| Production | Yuka Saito | Producer |
| Production | Tomoko Suzuki | Associate Producer |
| Production | Masaya Yabushita | Producer |
| Camera | Ryo Horibe | Director of Photography |
| Production | Satoshi Mashida | Casting |
| Art | Anri Jojo | Art Designer |
| Visual Effects | Osamu Mikasa | Color Designer |
| Sound | Yuji Akazawa | Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Prashant Arora | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Ryo Horibe | CGI Director |
| Art | Hisako Akagi | Background Designer |
| Art | Katsushi Aoki | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Hiroyuki Aoyama | Key Animation |
| Art | Yoshikazu Fukutome | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Kenji Hachizaki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takayuki Hamada | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hideki Hamasu | Key Animation |
| Art | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Ayako Hata | Key Animation |
| Art | Kosuke Hayashi | Background Designer |
| Art | Akemi Higashi | Background Designer |
| Art | Kaori Hino | Background Designer |
| Art | Sayaka Hirahara | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Shunsuke Hirota | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takeshi Honda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Akira Honma | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mamoru Hosoda | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Daisuke Iga | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Takeshi Inamura | Key Animation |
| Art | Junko Ina | Background Designer |
| Art | Ryoko Ina | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Ei Inoue | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Inoue | Key Animation |
| Art | Yumi Ishii | Background Designer |
| Art | Akane Iwakuma | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Megumi Kagawa | Key Animation |
| Art | Ayae Kanbe | Background Designer |
| Art | Naomi Kasugai | Background Designer |
| Art | Kurumi Katayama | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Kawaguchi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takeshi Koike | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masahiko Kubo | Key Animation |
| Art | Tomotaka Kubo | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Kitarou Kousaka | Key Animation |
| Art | Yu Xuan Liu | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Hiroko Minowa | Key Animation |
| Art | Hitoshi Nagasaki | Background Designer |
| Art | Osamu Nakajima | Background Designer |
| Art | Satoko Nakamura | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tatsuzo Nishita | Animation Director |
| Art | Yuka Nitta | Background Designer |
| Art | Kazuo Oga | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yasumi Ogura | Key Animation |
| Art | Hiroshi Ohno | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Kazutaka Ozaki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tadashi Sakazaki | Key Animation |
| Art | Kiyoshi Sameshima | Background Designer |
| Art | Hiroshi Sato | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Hideki Takahashi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ai Takashi | Key Animation |
| Art | Yoji Takeshige | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Atsuko Tanaka | Key Animation |
| Art | Michiko Taniguchi | Background Designer |
| Art | Miho Tokita | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tatsuya Tomaru | Key Animation |
| Art | Youichi Watanabe | Background Designer |
| Art | Akira Yamakawa | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Takaaki Yamashita | Animation Director |
| Art | Shiho Yanase | Background Designer |
| Art | Kikuyo Yano | Background Designer |
| Art | Harumi Yanoki | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Otsuka | Key Animation |
| Production | Takuya Ito | Producer |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Masakatsu Takagi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Takashi Omori | Art Direction |
| Sound | Kyoko Kitahara | Music Producer |
| Sound | Mr.Children | Theme Song Performance |
| Writing | Mamoru Hosoda | Original Story |
| Production | Leititia Gokura | Production Assistant |
