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Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito

2016 · 117 min

A quiet, sorrowful journey through ruins that finds fragile warmth in small acts of remembrance and wonder.

Directed by
Katsuichi Nakayama, Naokatsu Tsuda
Genres
Animation, Drama
Starring
Tamio Ohki, Keiko Suzuki, Daisuke Ono
Overview
The film adapts and expands the Planetarian visual novel by Key. The story is set in a dystopian future where biological and nuclear warfare has left a once prosperous civilization in complete ruin. The film tells the story of an old man travelling around with a mobile planetarium projector to show people the stars.

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Stream in the UK
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Katsuichi Nakayama, Naokatsu Tsuda
Genres
Animation, Drama
Starring
Tamio Ohki, Keiko Suzuki, Daisuke Ono
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • isolation
  • healing
  • survival
  • faith
Places
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
animation, drama
Directed by
Katsuichi Nakayama, Naokatsu Tsuda, Shunsuke Machitani
Written by
Naokatsu Tsuda, Shogo Yasukawa
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
117 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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