Osamu Dezaki
Toei Animation (the same team who worked on the original "Kanon" anime and "Air" film) announced at the Tokyo Anime Fair on March 23, 2006 that an animated film would be produced. The "Clannad" film was released on September 15, 2007, directed by the same director of the "Air" film, Osamu Dezaki, and the screenplay was written by Makoto Nakamura. The film is a reinterpretation of the "Clannad" storyline which centers on the story arc of the female lead Nagisa Furukawa. The film was released on DVD in three editions: the Collector's Edition, the Special Edition, and the Regular Edition on March 7, 2008. Sentai Filmworks released an English-subbed and dubbed version of the film in March 2011.