The Whale Hunt (2001)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Oct 01, 2001

Runtime : 16m

Genre : Animation  

Companies : Studio Ghibli

Countries : Japan

Keywords : short film