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This short film is only available for viewing at the Studio Ghibli museum in Japan. Additionally it's screened in Japanese without English subtitles. As I only know a few Japanese phrases, I had to follow along with visuals alone. That said, the visual art was very impressive. The story focused around a boy planting and fostering a miniature planet which allowed for several interesting effects. An artificial atmosphere was creating by spraying water on an initially lifeless, rock-like planet. Animations involved careful depiction of weight as affected by gravity in the atmosphere of the planet. There were a few shots using a fixed perspective from the rotating planet. Night shots made great use of light beams and casting shadows. Characters designs felt reminiscent of other Ghibli films,…
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