The Name of the Whale
The Name of the Whale
2015, Japanese. Directed by Fumito Fujikawa.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 16 September 2015
- Original title
- Isanatori
- Written by
- Fumito Fujikawa
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The Name of the Whale runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Name of the Whale isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 September 2015. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Name of the Whale?
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Who directed The Name of the Whale?
The Name of the Whale (2015) was directed by Fumito Fujikawa and stars Shunto Tanaka, Shunto Tanaka, Sanshiro Takehiro.