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Grievance of a Starmaker
Grievance of a Starmaker

Grievance of a Starmaker

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Animation

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

5 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

01 January 2002

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Yuki Tokiwa

Yuki Tokiwa

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