The film is based on the true story of Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942), a civil engineer who traveled to Japanese-ruled Taiwan in 1910 to build a complex irrigation system in the barren southwest. Hatta manages to overcome the initial doubts of local farmers, but a tragic tunnel accident eventually halts the project and shakes his confidence.
Crew
Noboru Ishiguro
Director, Storyboard Artist
Toshiyuki Tabe
Screenplay
Toshihiko Kojima
Editor
Yumiko Nakaba
Editor
Toshiaki Yamaguchi
Director of Photography
Akira Mano
Assistant Director
Satoshi Itō
Executive Producer
Toshiyuki Morii
Producer
Aki Yamagata
Animation Director
Kazuo Iimura
Animation Director, Character Designer
Katsunori Shimizu
Sound Director
Ryo Narikiyo
Sound Mixer
Tsutomu Sukigara
Sound Effects
Toru Noguchi
Sound Effects
Shoji Kato
Sound Effects
Aya Mori
Special Effects
Kuniharu Okano
Special Effects
Hidemitsu Shiono
CGI Director
Reijirō Koroku
Music
Yo Hitoto
Theme Song Performance
Mitsuki Nakamura
Art Direction