Shimajiro and the Song of the Whale
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53mins
Directed by
Isamu Hirabayashi,
Hiroshi Kawamata,
Starring
Omi Minami,
Miki Takahashi,
Takumi Yamazaki,
Saori Sugimoto
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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.