The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved by a mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
Cast
Hisako Kanemoto
Asuna Watase (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Ryuji Morisaki (voice)
Miyu Irino
Shin / Shun (voice)
Rina Hidaka
Mana (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Asuna's Mother (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Risa (voice)
Junko Takeuchi
Mimi (voice)
Kanae Itou
Seri (voice)
Tamio Ohki
Old Man from Amaurot (voice)
Aki Kanada
Student (voice)
Ai Horanai
Student (voice)
Saya Horigome
Student (voice)
Mayumi Tsuchiya
Student (voice)
Tomomi Saito
Student (voice)
Takeshi Maeda
Asuna's Father (voice)
Risa Mizuno
Ms. Ikeda (voice)
Yuuna Inamura
Yuu Yazaki (voice)
Yuka Terasaki
Miki (voice)
Crew
Makoto Shinkai
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Storyboard Artist, Producer, Original Story, Background Designer, Color Designer
Aya Hida
Editor
Yamato Takahashi
Online Editor
Takayo Nishimura
Additional Storyboarding, Animation Director, Key Animation, Character Designer
Takumi Tanji
Additional Storyboarding, Background Designer, Art Direction
Masaki Yasuda
Executive Producer
Naohiro Tafu
Executive Producer
Noritaka Kawaguchi
Producer
Koichiro Ito
Producer
Toshiaki Doushita
Producer
Kenichi Tsuchiya
Animation Director, Key Animation
Naoto Hosoda
Key Animation
Asahi Takeuchi
Key Animation
Taisuke Iwasaki
Key Animation
Yuji Watanabe
Key Animation
Atsuhiko Hara
Key Animation
Junpei Tatenaka
Key Animation
Shinji Matsuda
Key Animation
Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
Key Animation
Masaru Ohshiro
Key Animation
Yoshiharu Sato
Key Animation
Takashi Tomioka
Key Animation
Kiyoshi Tateishi
Key Animation
Hideoki Kusama
Key Animation
Kazuyuki Ueda
Key Animation
Hiroaki Shimizu
Key Animation
Manabu Nakatake
Key Animation
Hiroki Fujiwara
Key Animation
Keiko Kato
Key Animation
Yo Konno
Key Animation
Manabu Ohashi
Key Animation
Kazuko Shibata
Key Animation
Reiko Nozaki
Key Animation
Yukiko Wakabayashi
Key Animation
Masahiko Matsuyama
Key Animation
Hiroko Minowa
Key Animation
Hirofumi Nakata
Key Animation
Misato Kishino
Key Animation
Ushio Tazawa
Key Animation
Akio Hata
Key Animation
Mitsunobu Nakamura
Key Animation
Yujiro Moriyama
Key Animation
Rie Saito
Key Animation
Akira Hirosawa
Assistant Art Director, Background Designer
Akiko Majima
Assistant Art Director, Background Designer
Toru Noguchi
Sound Effects
Yuji Mitsuya
ADR Supervisor
Haru Yamada
ADR Recordist
Tenmon
Original Music Composer
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
Background Designer
W. Gorbkit
Background Designer
S. Nathapon
Background Designer
S. Pipat
Background Designer
Tasuku Watanabe
Background Designer
Kaoru Takino
Background Designer
Kaori Izumiya
Background Designer
Hiroshi Takiguchi
Background Designer
Sayuri Honda
Background Designer
Masanobu Nomura
Background Designer
Anri Kumaki
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