If you loved Future Boy Conan, try The Day I Bought a Star

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and they both carry the foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Future Boy Conan, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Day I Bought a Star is

E.T. meets The Secret Garden. A young boy escapes city life to the countryside. It delivers whimsy through gentle fantasy.

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