A whale falls for a submarine in WWII. Yes, really. Bring tissues.
The third film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa"
Direction
Tetsuo Yasumi makes 45 minutes feel like a lifetime of longing.
Director
Tetsuo Yasumi
Hideyuki Umezu
Endo (voice)
Masahito Kawanago
Kato (voice)
Taro Masuoka
Ota (voice)
Yasuhiro Takato
Kusuke (voice)
Aruno Tahara
Ship Captain (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Narrator (voice)
Junko Midori
Mom Whale (voice)
Kaoru Morota
Baby Whale A (voice)
Ken Narita
Dolphin B (voice)
Kozo Shioya
Teacher (voice)
Mizue Otsuka
Umeko (voice)
Ryuji Nakagi
Blue Sea Turtle (voice)
Shigeru Shibuya
Dolphin A (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Shin-Ei's 'Sensou Douwa' series, annually commissioned to teach Japanese children WWII history through animation—this one's based on a short story by children's author Hiroshi Saito.
The submarine design mixes real IJN vessels with fantastical elements, deliberately blurring historical accuracy for emotional truth—director Yasumi wanted children to 'feel' the ocean's perspective on human conflict.
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