▁transform ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁dro ple ts ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁sky . ▁That ▁night , ▁M omo ▁and ▁I ku ko ▁recon cile ▁during ▁the ▁t ō r ō ▁nag ashi ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁realize ▁that ▁K azu o ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁proud ▁of ▁her . ▁She ▁begins ▁her ▁new ▁life ▁with ▁Y ota ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁children ▁by ▁sw imming ▁under ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁Vo ice ▁cast ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁Dist rib utor ▁K ad ok awa ▁Pictures ▁announced ▁this ▁film ▁in ▁its ▁line up ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁films ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁More ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁director ▁H iro y uki ▁O ki ura ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁this ▁film . ▁His ▁previous ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁includes ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁film ▁Jin - R oh : ▁The ▁Wolf ▁Brigade . ▁The ▁film ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁M omo ▁is ▁H iro y uki ' s ▁first ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁after ▁Jin - R oh . ▁He ▁had ▁spent ▁ 7 ▁years ▁coming ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁script , ▁direct ing ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁creating ▁the ▁story board ▁for ▁this ▁film . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁The ▁main ▁voice ▁cast ▁members ▁of ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁M omo ▁was ▁first ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁