The Day I Bought a Star
2006 · 16m · N/A
Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
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The Day I Bought a Star
Overview
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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