What would you do to save someone you love? All brothers Shoma and Kanba know is that, after collapsing in an aquarium and apparently dying, their terminally ill sister Himari was somehow revived by a Penguin hat that she had wished for. Now they're on an impossible mission, because the price of keeping Himari alive is to find a mysterious object called the Penguindrum, and they'll do anything to save their sister. Anything. As they travel separate paths in their search, they'll have to unravel complex riddles, make alliances with strangers they know they shouldn't trust, and question the very fabrics of time and destiny.
Unfortunately the movie RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 1: Your Train Is the Survival Tactic is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Director |
| Directing | Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Screenplay |
| Writing | Takayo Ikami | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Terumi Nishii | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tomomi Kawatsuma | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Kunio Tsujita | Color Designer |
| Art | Chieko Nakamura | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Yuji Koshida | CGI Director |
| Camera | Takeo Ogiwara | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Masayuki Kurosawa | Editor |
| Sound | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Sound Director |
| Sound | Haru Yamada | Sound Director |
| Sound | Tomokazu Mii | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Yukari Hashimoto | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Lily Hoshino | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tao Tajima | VFX Artist |
| Writing | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Original Film Writer |
| Directing | Yayoi Takano | Director |
