The Day I Bought a Star

Name: 星をかった日
Genre: Sci-Fi
Released: 2006-01-03
Cast: 神木隆之介, 鈴木京香, 大泉洋, 若山弦蔵

星をかった日 · ほしをかったひ

Hoshi wo Katta Hi

TypeFilm

Released2006-01-03

SeasonWinter 2006

Episodes1

Runtime16 min

StatusFinished

SourceOther

ProducersStudio Ghibli

Score62/100

Overview

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)

Source: AniList

Synopsis 日本語

人々の時間の使い方を監督する時間局から逃れる為に都会の家を飛び出した主人公の少年ノナは、ある田舎で不思議な女性ニーニャと出会い、彼女の農園で新しい生活を始める。ある日、モグラとカエルの姿をした謎の行商人スコッペロとメーキンソーと出会ったノナは、自分の育てたカブを、彼らの売り物である小さな星の種と交換する…。

Source: Wikipedia「星をかった日」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)