The Whale Hunt(2001)

movie - first aired/released 2001-10-01 - 16 min - audience 7.4

Animation

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

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.