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.
Unfortunately the movie Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Art | Mitsuki Nakamura | Art Direction |
| Directing | Noboru Ishiguro | Director |
| Writing | Toshiyuki Tabe | Screenplay |
| Writing | Noboru Ishiguro | Storyboard |
| Directing | Akira Mano | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Reijirō Koroku | Music |
| Visual Effects | Kazuo Iimura | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Aki Yamagata | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kazuo Iimura | Animation Director |
| Sound | Katsunori Shimizu | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Hidemitsu Shiono | CGI Director |
| Camera | Toshiaki Yamaguchi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Satoshi Itō | Executive Producer |
| Production | Toshiyuki Morii | Producer |
| Editing | Toshihiko Kojima | Editor |
| Editing | Yumiko Nakaba | Editor |
| Sound | Ryo Narikiyo | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Shouji Katou | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Toru Noguchi | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Tsutomu Sukigara | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Aya Mori | Special Effects |
| Crew | Kuniharu Okano | Special Effects |
| Sound | Yo Hitoto | Theme Song Performance |
