The Whale Hunt (2001)
- Genre: Animation
- Release Date: 2001-10-01
- User Rating: 7.2/10 from 5 ratings
- Runtime: 0h 16min
- Language: 日本語
- Production Company: Studio Ghibli
- Production Country: Japan
- Director: 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.
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| Directing | Hayao Miyazaki | Director |
| Writing | Hayao Miyazaki | Writer |
| Writing | Rieko Nakagawa | Novel |
| Crew | Yuriko Yamawaki | Graphic Novel Illustrator |
| Camera | Atsushi Okui | Director of Photography |
| Art | Yoji Takeshige | Background Designer |
| Editing | Takeshi Seyama | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Kenichi Konishi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shinji Hashimoto | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masaaki Yuasa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Akiko Yamaguchi | Key Animation |
| Sound | Yuji Nomi | Original Music Composer |
