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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Day I Bought a Star' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Day I Bought a Star' right now, here are some finer points about the Studio Ghibli fantasy flick.
Released , 'The Day I Bought a Star' stars Genzō Wakayama, Yo Oizumi, Kyoka Suzuki, Ryunosuke Kamiki The movie has a runtime of about 16 min, and received a user score of 78 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 14 well-known users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "The short film is about a boy who lives and works on a farm. One day 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 that 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 stranger who sold the seed to him, and they release the planet into a galaxy of similar planets, where it will grow for years until becoming a real planet." .