The Whistle
Huaniang, the high-ranking inner palace consort who lives at Yuanqian Palace, comes to Ye Ming Palace. She wants to know why her flower whistle will not blow. Flower whistles are hung from the eaves of buildings at the end of winter to mourn those who passed away the previous year. Allegedly the dead return on winds announcing the coming of spring to blow the whistles. Huaniang is concerned that her whistle has not blown since she lost her lover Ou Xuanyou. Shouxue complies with her request and attempts to summon the soul of Ou Xuanyou so she can speak to him.
Directing
Yasuhiro Minami · Director
Writing
Satomi Oshima · Writer
Art
Ai Kimura · Background Designer
Chigusa Yokoyama · Background Designer
Daiki Isobe · Background Designer
Hiromi Kamiyama · Background Designer
Kana Sugiura · Background Designer
Manami Seki · Background Designer
Midori Takahashi · Background Designer
Miho Watanabe · Background Designer
Miho Yamaguchi · Background Designer
Miyoko Kobayashi · Background Designer
Mizue Shouchi · Background Designer
Senjin Akahori · Background Designer
Song Zhenhuan · Background Designer
Takumi Honma · Background Designer
Yasuhiro Minami · Storyboard Artist
Visual Effects
Ai Nagatome · Key Animation
Akari Minagawa · Animation Director
Chiho Fujiwara · Key Animation
Fumino Kakihata · Key Animation
Hideo Amemiya · Key Animation
Hiroko Shigekuni · Animation Director
Hitomi Shimodaira · Key Animation
Ikumi Oka · Animation Director / Key Animation
Isamu Utsuki · Key Animation
Kaoru Nagakawa · Key Animation
Kazuyuki Ikai · Animation Director / Key Animation
Ke Luan · Compositing Artist
Kenji Hattori · Animation Director
Koki Ikeda · Key Animation
Mari Gomyo · Compositing Artist
Masahiro Furihata · Key Animation
Masato Nishikawa · Key Animation
Masato Okada · Key Animation
Nazuna Okamura · Compositing Artist
Qi Shen · Key Animation
Ryou Kujirai · Compositing Artist
Seihiro Hoshino · Key Animation
Shigenori Taniguchi · Key Animation
Shirou Tamashiro · Key Animation
Tomoko Hamanaka · Key Animation
Xiang Shujun · Key Animation
Yoshihiro Taniguchi · Key Animation
Yuki Uejo · Key Animation
Yusuke Horie · Compositing Artist
Yusuke Kawabe · Key Animation
Zhang Yanqing · Key Animation
Guest Stars (9)
Kikuko Inoue as Narrator (voice)
Riho Sugiyama as Xingxing/Shinshin (voice)
Takuya Eguchi as Luan Bingyue/Ran Hyougetsu (voice)
Kana Ichinose as Ye Qingcheng/You Senjou (voice)
Misa Ishii as Female servant (voice)
Ken Mizukoshi as Master (voice)
Shoya Ishige as Merchant A (voice)
Shota Yamamoto as Merchant B (voice)
Yuna Yoshino as Lady-in-waiting (voice)