Animation ·Fantasy ·Science Fiction · Japan · 2006 · 16m

The Day I Bought a Star

星をかった日

Director

Cast

Genzō Wakayama as Scopello (Voice) Yo Oizumi as Maykinso (Voice) Kyoka Suzuki as Ninya (Voice) Ryunosuke Kamiki as Nona (Voice)

Crew

Atsushi Okui — Director of Photography Takeshi Seyama — Editor Norihiro Tsuru — Original Music Composer Yuriko Nakamura — Original Music Composer Hayao Miyazaki — Screenplay Naohisa Inoue — Story

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

space travel short film

Key Collaborators

Hayao Miyazaki Director Atsushi Okui Director of Photography Takeshi Seyama Editor Norihiro Tsuru Original Music Composer Yuriko Nakamura Original Music Composer Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Naohisa Inoue Story Toshio Suzuki Producer

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