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Shimajiro and the Song of the Whale

2014 · 53 min

Gentle, brightly coloured and reassuring, it moves at a child's pace through small adventures that feel safe and kind.

Directed by
Isamu Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Kawamata
Genres
Family, Animation, Adventure
Starring
Omi Minami, Miki Takahashi, Takumi Yamazaki
Overview
Shimajiro, who helped an injured baby whale Kuu-chan, takes care of Kuu-chan who wants to return to her mother and keeps her in touch. In order to return Ku-chan, who was about to be sent to the aquarium, to her mother, Shimajiro rides on her back and sets out on a journey toward the southern sea.

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Directed by
Isamu Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Kawamata
Genres
Family, Animation, Adventure
Starring
Omi Minami, Miki Takahashi, Takumi Yamazaki
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • family
    • survival
    Places
    • sea
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism3
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    family, animation, adventure, music
    Directed by
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    Written by
    Yuka Osumi, Isamu Hirabayashi
    Starring
    Omi Minami, Miki Takahashi, Takumi Yamazaki, Saori Sugimoto, Kikuko Inoue, Chafurin, Sayu Kubota, Naoto Nojima
    Runtime
    53 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Indonesian, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean

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