Hoshi o Katta Hi

The Day I Raised a Planet
Directed by	Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay by	Hayao Miyazaki
Story by	Naohisa Inoue
Produced by	Toshio Suzuki
Starring	Ryunosuke Kamiki Yo Oizumi Kyōka Suzuki Genzō Wakayama
Cinematography	Atsushi Okui
Edited by	Takeshi Seyama
Music by	Yuriko Nakamura Norihiro Tsuru
Production company	Studio Ghibli
Distributed by	Ghibli Museum
Release date	January 3, 2006
Running time	16 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Hoshi o Katta Hi (星をかった日, lit. 'The Day I Bought a Star') is a Japanese animated short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released January 3, 2006. It was produced by Toshio Suzuki for Studio Ghibli for their exclusive use in the Saturn Theatre at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo. The film is based on a story by Naohisa Inoue.

Plot

A boy named Nono, living on the countryside, is making a living by selling vegetables in the city nearby. One day two strangers approach him to offer him a gem which looks a flower seed for his produce. He accepts the trade and at home he plants the seed inside a small pot. Soon a tiny planet emerges, so he continues to tend after the planet and a few days later three moons are circling around the tiny planet. Once again Nono had to leave the countryside to sells his produce and again meets the two strangers who have a final request for him.

External links

• The Day I Bought a Star at IMDb
• The Day I Bought a Star at Nausicaa.net
• Hoshi o Katta Hi (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia