Kei
main character
MOVIE
6.0
My TrackerPLANNING
Episode: 0 / 1
My Score:
Anime DetailsFINISHED
- Format
- film
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Status
- Finished
- Aired
- May 22, 1991
- Season
- Spring 1991
- Source
- Original story
- Director
- Kouji Morimoto
- Original creator
- Hideto Hara
- Music
- Yoshihisa Tomabechi
- Age rating
- G — All Ages
- Country
- Japan
- AniList score
- 60/100
Estimated watch time
1h 20m
⚡ 1 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Animals79%Coastal79%Primarily Child Cast70%Environmental70%Rural40%Male Protagonist30%Bullying20%Kids20%Foreign20%
MOVIEFINISHED1991 SPRING6.0 / 10 AniList score
Fly! Peek the Whale
とべ! くじらのピーク• Tobe! Kujira no Peek
Synopsis
As a little boy Kei saw his fisherman father lost at sea only seconds after catching his parting gift of a pan flute carved from whalebone. A few years later young Kei and his kid brother Moito discover a baby whale trapped by a rock in a shallow inlet near the Spanish coast.
Main cast & voice actors
Should you watch Fly! Peek the Whale?
Only if you enjoy adventure and drama, especially stories with animals, coastal, primarily child cast.
Reception is lukewarm: 60/100 on AniList, with 32% of 307 ratings at 8/10 or higher. It's the #12 highest-rated film of 1991.
Once people start, they tend to finish: only 4.3% of viewers drop it.
As a 80-minute film, it fits in a single evening.
Where to Watch Officially
A streaming link is not listed for this title yet.
Creators & key staff
- Original creator
- Hideto Hara
- Director
- Kouji Morimoto
- Character design
- Satoru Utsunomiya
- Music
- Yoshihisa Tomabechi
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Fly! Peek the Whale FAQ
How long is Fly! Peek the Whale?
Fly! Peek the Whale runs 80 minutes (1 h 20 min).
Is Fly! Peek the Whale finished?
Yes. Fly! Peek the Whale has finished airing — the final episode aired May 22, 1991.
Is Fly! Peek the Whale based on a manga?
No. Fly! Peek the Whale is an original anime story, not adapted from a manga or novel.