Waiting for You, Whale (1986)
The story of a little boy named Shigeru, who lives in a big modern city and dreams of seeing a real whale in person someday.
Director: Leonid Shvartsman
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Svetlana Stepchenko as |
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Tatyana Kuryanova as |
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Tatyana Shatilova as |
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Ivan Tarkhanov as |
| Writing | Rieko Nakagawa | Short Story |
| Directing | Leonid Shvartsman | Director |
| Writing | Zhanna Vitenzon | Writer |
| Art | Irina Lennikova | Art Direction |
| Art | Leonid Shvartsman | Art Direction |
| Camera | Aleksandr Chekhovskiy | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Shandor Kallosh | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Boris Filchikov | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Galina Zebrova | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tatyana Pomerantseva | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Vladimir Zakharov | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yuriy Kuzyurin | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nikolay Fyodorov | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Gorlenko | Animation |
| Directing | Galina Andreeva | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Olga Vasilenko | Editor |
| Art | Olga Pavlova | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Irina Troyanova | Storyboard Artist |
| Writing | Natalya Abramova | Script Editor |
| Production | Lyubov Butyrina | Producer |