Hoshi o Katta Hi (2006)

Original title

星をかった日

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Genre

drama anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, Sci-Fi

Country

Japan

Runtime

16 min

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young boy buys a tiny star at a market. He takes it home and learns how to care for it.

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What happens

Hoshi o Katta Hi (星をかった日; lit. 'The Day I Bought a Star') is a Japanese animated short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released January 3, 2006. It was produced by Toshio Suzuki for Studio Ghibli for their exclusive use in the Saturn Theatre at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. The film is based on a story by Naohisa Inoue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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