Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.
| Writing | Hayao Miyazaki | Screenplay |
| Art | Hayao Miyazaki | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Rick Dempsey | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ned Lott | Producer |
| Production | Ned Lott | Casting |
| Production | Toshio Suzuki | Producer |
| Camera | Atsushi Okui | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Takeshi Seyama | Editor |
| Production | Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Executive Producer |
| Art | Yōji Takeshige | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Makiko Futaki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takeshi Inamura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kuniyuki Ishii | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masashi Ando | Key Animation |
| Production | Seiichiro Ujiie | Line Producer |
| Sound | Yuji Nomi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Takashi Shoji | Line Producer |
| Art | Naohisa Inoue | Background Designer |
| Sound | Shuji Inoue | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Kazuo Oga | Background Designer |
| Crew | Kaoru Tanifuji | Special Effects |
| Directing | Yoshifumi Kondou | Director |
| Art | Sayaka Hirahara | Background Designer |
| Art | Satoshi Kuroda | Art Direction |
| Art | Nizou Yamamoto | Background Designer |
| Art | Katsu Hisamura | Background Designer |
| Writing | Aoi Hiiragi | Author |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Momose | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masaaki Endou | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kitarou Kousaka | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kitarou Kousaka | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tsutomu Awata | Key Animation |
| Art | Ryoko Ina | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Michiyo Yasuda | Color Designer |
| Art | Yoshikazu Fukutome | Background Designer |
| Sound | Hajime Takagi | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Naoko Asari | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Hiroyuki Inoue | Key Animation |
