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The Day I Bought a Star

7.8200616mMovieAnimationFantasyScience Fiction

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.

DirectorHayao Miyazaki
WritersHayao Miyazaki·Naohisa Inoue
ProducerToshio Suzuki

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Cast · Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

GWGenzō Wakayama
Genzō Wakayama
Scopello (Voice)
YOYo Oizumi
Yo Oizumi
Maykinso (Voice)
KSKyoka Suzuki
Kyoka Suzuki
Ninya (Voice)
RKRyunosuke Kamiki
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Nona (Voice)

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