Kūsō no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi (2002)

Original title

空想の空飛ぶ機械達

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Genre

fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

6 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short film from Studio Ghibli. A humanoid pig narrator tells the history of human flight and the imaginary flying machines people dreamed up over time.

whimsicalnostalgicatmosphericthoughtfulquietsoaringinventivereverent

What happens

Kūsō no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi (空想の空飛ぶ機械達; lit. 'Imaginary Flying Machines') is a 2002 Japanese animated short film produced by Studio Ghibli for their near-exclusive use in the Ghibli Museum. It features director Hayao Miyazaki as the narrator, in the form of a humanoid pig, reminiscent of Porco from Porco Rosso, telling the story of flight and the many machines imagined to achieve it. The film could also be seen on the in-flight entertainment system used by Japan Airlines. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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