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The Whale Hunt(Movie, 2001)

Original title: "くじらとり" (Japanese/JA)
16min | Genre: Animation
The Whale HuntRating: 3.6/5 (with 33 votes)
Kujiratori (くじらとり, lit. 'Whale Hunt') is a 2001 Japanese animated short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shown only in the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan. The film has a running time of 16 minutes. It is drawn in a different, simpler style compared to other Studio Ghibli films and uses bright pastel colors. 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. The film was shown at the 2002 New York International Children's Film Festival. It won the Ōfuji Noburō Award at the 2001 Mainichi Film Awards. ()
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About The Whale Hunt

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Made by: Studio Ghibli
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/01/2001
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki
Composer: Yuji Nomi
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Kujiratori"
"Whale Hunt"

10 movies in the Collection

2001 The Whale Hunt
2002 Koro's Big Day Out ("コロの大さんぽ")
2002 Mei and the Kittenbus ("めいとこねこバス")
2006 House Hunting ("やどさがし")
2006 Mon Mon the Water Spider ("水グモもんもん")
2006 The Day I Bought a Star ("星をかった日")
2010 A Sumo Wrestler's Tail ("ちゅうずもう")
2010 Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess ("パン種とタマゴ姫")
2011 Treasure Hunting ("たからさがし")
2018 Boro the Caterpillar ("毛虫のボロ")

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