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JAPAN · 2016

Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito

Katsuichi Nakayama
post-apocalyptic world planetarium and astronomy hope amid devastation human connection redemption through beauty
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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.

Year2016
CountryJapan
DirectorKatsuichi Nakayama
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