The Whale Hunt

The Whale Hunt — Plot

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
• October 1, 2001
• Runtime
• 16 min
• Genres
• Animation
• Director
• Hayao Miyazaki