Edo, Japan. Calligraphists are not mere writers, they can bring drawings to life and utilize kanji. Three calligraphists from the art wielding clan join up and fight against an exiled calligraphist and his minions to protect the Tokugawa shogunate.
Unfortunately the movie Shoka is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Art | Makoto Yamada | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Sato | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Key Animation |
| Sound | Kenji Kawai | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Kenji Saido | Screenplay |
| Directing | Makoto Yamada | Director |
| Visual Effects | Hirokazu Kojima | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Arifumi Imai | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Atsuko Nakajima | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ayumu Kotake | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kengo Matsumoto | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kou Yoshinari | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ron Kamiya | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ryoma Ebata | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Itadaki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shintaro Doge | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takahiro Tanaka | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tokuyuki Matsutake | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Toshihisa Kaiya | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yasunori Miyazawa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Keiichi Ishida | Key Animation |
