Koro's Big Day Out

This is a short film about 15 minutes long, which was shown for a limited time only at the Ghibli Museum. Koro is a puppy owned by a little girl in a small town. One day she leaves the front gate ajar when she goes to school. Koro slips out and wanders the streets of the town. He is picked up by a girl riding a bicycle, but slips away at the level train crossing. He meets a friendly old dog and his kindly owners, while his mistress and her father ride around town putting up "Lost" signs on the power poles. Koro eventually falls asleep under a delivery van, whose driver gives him a ride. When he gets near home, Koro smells the familiar neighborhood and leaps out of the truck and into the arms of his delighted mistress.

Note: The "small town" is actually the area surrounding Studio Ghibli.

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• Original story, screenplay and direction: Hayao Miyazaki
• Music: Yuji Nomi
• Animation Director: Hideaki Yoshio
• Length: 14 minutes 30 seconds

Pictures and synopsis by Chris Kuan