The Whale Hunt

Name: くじらとり
Genre: Adventure
Released: 2001-10-01
Cast: 石原圭人, 小野寺真央, 伊勢裕樹, 佐々木優太, 袴田義明

くじらとり · くじらとり

Kujira-tori

TypeFilm

Released2001-10-01

SeasonFall 2001

Episodes1

Runtime16 min

StatusFinished

SourceOther

ProducersStudio Ghibli

Score54/100

Overview

A short film only screened at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. This animated short film is based on a story piece included in a longtime classic and awards-winning children's book "Iya Iya En" by Rieko Nakagawa. Shigeru is a little boy who goes to the Tulip Nursery School. One morning at school, Shigeru sees the boys a year older building a ship with blocks. He wants to join in too. The completed ship is named the Elephant and Lion. Soon, the children realize the surroundings have transformed into a sea, and even fishes are swimming. The boys load fishing rods and ropes onto the Elephant and Lion, and set out on a whale hunt. (Source: Ghibli Museum, edited)

Source: AniList

Synopsis 日本語

ちゅーりっぷ保育園ほしぐみの男の子たちは、積み木で船を作り「ぞうとらいおんまる」と命名し、くじらをとりに空想の大海原へ出航する。男の子たちは、船の浸水や嵐などのアクシデントを乗り越え、ついにくじらを捕まえる。保育園の園児たちは陸に上がったくじらに花輪を贈呈し、記念に全員で写真撮影をする。くじらは園児たちに見守られながら大海原に帰ってゆく。

Source: Wikipedia「くじらとり」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)