The Whale Hunt (2001)
Kujiratori tells the story of school children pretending they are building a boat. As imagination replaces reality, they find themselves on the ocean, hunting for a whale. A big, gentle whale appears, accompanies them back to land and plays with them. Then the fantasy ends and the children are back in their class room.
Released: Oct 01, 2001
Runtime: 16 minutes
Genre: Animation
Stars: Yoshiaki Hakamada, Hiroki Ise, Keito Ishihara, Mao Onodera, Yuta Sasaki
Crew: Hayao Miyazaki (Director), Hayao Miyazaki (Writer), Rieko Nakagawa (Novel), Yuriko Yamawaki (Graphic Novel Illustrator), Atsushi Okui (Director of Photography), Yoji Takeshige (Background Designer)