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The Day I Bought a Star

The Day I Bought a Star

20067.80h 16m

Overview

A young boy is tired of the city and escapes into the country. Two strangers trade him a strange seed. The boy accepts and the seed sprouts into a miniature planet, which continues to grow.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki, Naohisa Inoue
Produced by Toshio Suzuki
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Top Cast

Genzō Wakayama

Genzō Wakayama

Scopello (Voice)

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Maykinso (Voice)

Kyoka Suzuki

Kyoka Suzuki

Ninya (Voice)

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Ryunosuke Kamiki

Nona (Voice)

Themes & Keywords

space travelshort film

About The Day I Bought a Star

The Day I Bought a Star is a animation, fantasy, science fiction film released in 2006 exploring themes of space travel, short film. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it stars Genzō Wakayama, Yo Oizumi, Kyoka Suzuki. A young boy is tired of the city and escapes into the country. Two strangers trade him a strange seed. The boy accepts and the seed sprouts into a miniature planet, which continues to grow.

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