Grievance of a Starmaker

2002 0h 5m EN

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5.0

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5.7

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★5.0TMDB · 2★5.7IMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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A boy is frustrated by the lack of bright stars in the sky. To reconcile the problem, he pays a visit to the Starmaker, a man whose lost faith in the world below him is restored by the boy's ardent devotion to cleaning the dirty stars.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ichiro Nagai
Yuki Tokiwa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Katona
Writers: Erika Tsunoda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ichiro Nagai and Yuki Tokiwa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2490520 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gary Katona directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ichiro Nagai and Yuki Tokiwa carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2490520 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.