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The Day I Bought a Star(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-01-03
78%
14 Votes
Time: 0h 16m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
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Japan
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Movie: The Day I Bought a Star
Top 4 Billed Cast
若山弦蔵
Scopello (Voice)
大泉洋
Maykinso (Voice)
Kjóka Suzuki
Ninya (Voice)
神木隆之介
Nona (Voice)
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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.
Release Date
2006-01-03
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7.8
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