The Day I Bought a Star
Hoshi wo Katta Hi / The Day I Harvested a Star / Le Jour où j'ai cultivé une étoileSummary
A short film only screened at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. This work is set in a mysterious world "Iblard," imagined and depicted by the artist Naohisa Inoue.
In the city where Nona lives, the Time Bureau watches how its citizens use time. The Bureau supervises those who are wasting time or using time incorrectly. Nona is unable to bear this and runs away from home. He meets a mysterious woman named Ninya, and begins life on her farm. One day, Nona obtains a seed of a star in exchange for his vegetables, and decides to grow it.
(Source: Ghibli Museum)
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Details
- Format
- Movie
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Length
- 16 min
- Season
- Winter 2006
- Start date
- January 3, 2006
- End date
- January 3, 2006
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- Hoshi wo Katta Hi
- English title
- The Day I Bought a Star
- Native title
- 星をかった日
- Other titles
- The Day I Harvested a Star · Le Jour où j'ai cultivé une étoile
Characters 1
Main characters
- NonaMain
Staff and studios
Key staff
- Hayao MiyazakiDirector
- Naohisa InoueOriginal creator
- Norihiro TsuruMusic
- Yuriko NakamuraMusic
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- Takashi OomoriBackground Art
- Megumi KagawaAnimation Director
- Takeshi InamuraKey Animation