Japan Synopsis
planetarian ～星の人～
The film adapts and expands the Planetarian visual novel by Key. The story is set in a dystopian future where biological and nuclear warfare has left a once prosperous civilization in complete ruin. The film tells the story of an old man travelling around with a mobile planetarium projector to show people the stars.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From David Production
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito holds position #383 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3403rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 52th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,805 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,832 of 2,532 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | David Production |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | September 3, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt6047388 |
| Official Site | planetarian-project.com |