Short film shown exclusively at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. The nine‑minute piece is based on a picture book by Rieko Nakagawa and Yuriko Yamawaki, the writer‑illustrator duo behind two earlier works that spawned Ghibli shorts (Sora Iro no Tane, The Whale Hunt). In the narrative, a boy called Yuuji and a rabbit named Gikku simultaneously discover a stick, prompting them to contest games to claim it. Yet whether they race, jump long, or wrestle sumo, the contests always end in a draw in a playful way for both characters and the audience.
Studio Ghibli Japan