Kujiratori

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
Directed by	Hayao Miyazaki
Written by	Hayao Miyazaki
Based on	No No Nursery School and Kujiratori by Rieko Nakagawa & Yuriko Yamawaki
Produced by	Toshio Suzuki
Starring	Keito Ishihara Mao Onodera Di-Zhi Wang
Edited by	Takeshi Seyama
Music by	Yuji Nomi
Production company	Studio Ghibli
Distributed by	Ghibli Museum
Release date	2001 (2001)
Running time	16 minutes
Language	Japanese

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.