"Kin no Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm. A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hans, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hans' journey begins.
| Directing | Toshio Hirata | Director |
| Crew | Kinichi Ishikawa | Cinematography |
| Sound | Kuni Kawachi | Music |
| Art | Yamako Ishikawa | Art Direction |
| Writing | Jacob Grimm | Author |
| Writing | Junji Tashiro | Screenplay |
| Writing | Wilhelm Grimm | Author |
| Editing | Tooru Mochizuki | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Manabu Oohashi | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Takuo Noda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Reiko Kurihara | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yukio Suzuki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Atsuko Fukushima | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nobumasa Shinkawa | Key Animation |
