Kujiratori

Kujiratori
Kujiratori
Directed by	Hayao Miyazaki
Written by	Hayao Miyazaki
Music by	Yuji Nomi
Release date	2001 Limited release in Ghibli Museum only
Running time	16 minutes
Language	Japanese

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

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.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 『くじらとり』 - 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 (in Japanese). ghibli-museum.jp. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

External links[]

Kujiratori on the Ghibli Museum's website.
Kujiratori (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Kujiratori at IMDb
Kujiratori at the Big Cartoon DataBase

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[ghiblisite-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 『くじらとり』 - 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 (in Japanese). ghibli-museum.jp. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

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