Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
Hoshi no koe (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 25min
- Animation, Short
- 02 Feb 2003 (Japan)
- Short
The love of Japanese high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Tera is tested when Mikako is sent to fight aliens in a distant universe and voice mails to and from Earth become months to years in transmission.
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Cast
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Mika Shinohara | ... |
Mikako Nagamine (voice)
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| Makoto Shinkai | ... |
Noboru Terao (original version) (voice)
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Sumi Mutoh | ... |
Mikako Nagamine ('seiyuu' version) (voice)
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Chihiro Suzuki | ... |
Noboru Terao ('seiyuu' version) (voice)
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| Donna Burke | ... |
Operator ('seiyuu' version) (voice)
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Adam Conlon | ... |
Noboru Terao (voice)
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Cynthia Martinez | ... |
Mikako Nagamine (voice)
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Directed by
| Makoto Shinkai | ||
Written by
| Makoto Shinkai | ... | (original concept) |
| Makoto Shinkai | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Yoshihiro Hagiwara | ... | producer |
| Makoto Shinkai | ... | producer |
| Mark Williams | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Tenmon | ||
Cinematography by
| Makoto Shinkai | ||
Editing by
| Makoto Shinkai | ||
Casting By
| Toshiki Kameyama | ||
Art Direction by
| Makoto Shinkai | ||
Art Department
| Makoto Shinkai | ... | character designer / storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Steven Foster | ... | adr director |
| Youji Nishimura | ... | sound recordist |
| Kiyoshi Okabe | ... | sound designer |
| Stanley Thomas | ... | adr engineer |
Animation Department
| Makoto Shinkai | ... | animation director / animator |
Music Department
| K. Juno | ... | lyrics: original song |
| Ai Miyoko | ... | performer: original song |
| Tenmon | ... | composer: original song |
Additional Crew
| Steven Foster | ... | adaptation: English dialogue |
| Janice Williams | ... | dvd coordination |
Production Companies
- CoMix Wave Films (presents)
Distributors
- KZTV (2010) (France) (tv)
- ADV Films (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- GKIDS (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Mangazoo
- Section 23 Films (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ADC Group SpA (Italian dubbing) (Italian version)
- M.O.F.C. (dvd authoring & encoding)
- Pastral Sound (sound effects)
Storyline
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The story of the high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao. When the alien Tarsians attack, Mikako volunteers to be a pilot in the space force that will protect mankind. The lovers try to remain in contact using cellular telephone text messages, but as each battle takes Mikako further from the Earth, each message takes longer to arrive. Will their love stand the tests of time and distance?
Written by Patrick Graydon |
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| Taglines | A love story that transcends time and space See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was written, directed and produced entirely by Makoto Shinkai on his Power Mac G4. Makoto and his wife, Miko provided the voice acting for the working dub (A second Japanese dub was later created for the DVD release with professional voice actors). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Through the Years and Far Away (Hello Little Star) See more » |
| Quotes |
Mikako Nagamine:
Time is so generous to us and, yet it's still such a cruel thief! See more » |