Japan / Oct 01, 2001
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Genres
Animation
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | くじらとり |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studio Ghibli |
| Release date | 1 ottobre 2001 |
| Writer | Hayao Miyazaki, Rieko Nakagawa |
| Editing | Takeshi Seyama |
| Cinematography | Atsushi Okui |
| Assistant directors | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Camera operators | Atsushi Okui |
| Additional photography | Atsushi Okui |
| Production design | Yoji Takeshige |
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| Art direction | Yoji Takeshige |
| Set decoration | Yoji Takeshige |
| Visual effects | Shinji Hashimoto, Kenichi Konishi, Akiko Yamaguchi, Masaaki Yuasa |
| Music | Yuji Nomi |
| Sound | Yuji Nomi |
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