'Whale Hunt') is a 2001 Japanese animated short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shown only in the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan.

[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.