 The episodes were directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with music created by Shigeru Nagata.All three episodes aired on December 23, 1992.In addition to the television airing, the films were shown in conjunction with screenings of Studio Ghibli's television film "Ocean Waves" at The Seventh Art Theater in Osaka from October 9–22, 1993, at the Yamagata Forum in Yamagata from November 13–26 that same year, and at the Nakano Musashino Hall in Tokyo from December 25, 1993 to January 14, 1994.