The Day I Bought a Star

The Day I Bought a Star

2006•16m•7.8/10

AnimationFantasyScience Fiction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.8/10(14)

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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Production

Studio Ghibli

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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)

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