The Whale Hunt

Original title: Kujira tori

2001
16m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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Anime Animation Short

A group of school children play in their classroom, imagining that they are on a boat in the ocean. Fantasy becomes reality, and they encounter a whale.A group of school children play in their classroom, imagining that they are on a boat in the ocean. Fantasy becomes reality, and they encounter a whale.A group of school children play in their classroom, imagining that they are on a boat in the ocean. Fantasy becomes reality, and they encounter a whale.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

210

YOUR RATING

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- 1 win

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Yoshiaki Hakamada

Takashi
(voice)

Hiroki Ise

Toshio
(voice)

Yuki Ise

Captain
(voice)

Keito Ishihara

Shigeru
(voice)

Takahito Nakamura

Akira
(voice)

Shinsuke Nonaka

Whale
(voice)

Keita Okada

Toru
(voice)

Mao Onodera

Chiko-chan
(voice)

Yuta Sasaki

Yuji
(voice)

Director
- Hayao Miyazaki
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Trivia
One of the short films exclusive to the Ghibli museum.

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9/10

Fun and beautiful

Got a chance to see this a Ghibli Museum in Tokyo. No subtitles, and my knowlegde of Japanese is very limited, so it was mostly trying to make up what was happening, but still a very enjoyable experience. As it is usual with Ghibli, stunning and beautiful animation.