Hoshi wo Katta Hi a Planet" is a 2006 Japanese animated short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by 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. The short film is of a boy who lives and works on a farm. When going to sell vegetables at a market, his cart breaks down. Two strangers, a frog and a mole, offer him a strange seed in exchange for the vegetables. The boy accepts and finds the seed grows into a miniature planet. It continues growing as he tends to it, forming an... atmosphere, weather systems and life. After being taken back to the city, he meets the strangers who sold the seed to him. They release the planet into a galaxy of similar planets where it will grow for years until becoming a true planet.
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| Directed by: | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Runtime: | 16 Minutes |
| Screenplay by: | Naohisa Inoue, Hayao Miyazaki |
| Genre: | Short Film |