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The Name of the Whale

2015 · 1 hr 31 mins

Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The junior high school boy with a zeal for finding fossils discovers the history of his hometown and experiences the changes around him. This is an ambitious work that depicts the land and time by blending various drama and documentary footage.

Director: Fumito Fujikawa

Cast: Shunto Tanaka, Shunto Tanaka, Sanshiro Takehiro, Yuki Kimura, Masana Hirabuki