星をかった日
The Day I Bought a Star
Unranked — only 208 ratings (needs 400)
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)
Names
| Original | 星をかった日 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hoshi wo Katta Hi |
| English | The Day I Bought a Star |
| Chinese | 买下星星的日子 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | The Day I Harvested a Star · Le Jour où j'ai cultivé une étoile |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 16 min · 0h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2006-01-03 (Winter 2006) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
| Source | Other |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Kids |
| Genres | Sci-Fi |
Reception
| Community score | 6.83 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | — / 10 |
| Composite | — |
| On lists | 2,121 |
| Favourited | 16 (0.8%) |
| Completion | 72.0% |
| Drop rate | 10.4% |
| In backlog | 76.4% |
| Score spread σ | 1.96 |
Score distribution
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Key staff
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki, Megumi Kagawa |
|---|---|
| Music | Norihiro Tsuru, Yuriko Nakamura |
| Original creator | Naohisa Inoue |
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | 2007 | Iblard Jikan |
AniList id 6463 · MAL id 6463 · record updated 2026-08-26