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“Ryu Kato's short film celebrates Miyazawa's tale of a despised nighthawk transforming into a shining star.”
The Nighthawk Star
よだかの星
6.45
8,050 rank · 3,279 viewers · 6 favorites
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Ryu Kato's short film celebrates Miyazawa's tale of a despised nighthawk transforming into a shining star.
The stars in the sky seem to maintain the remote, eternal order which earthbound souls can hardly hope to attain, as it would take exceptional energy to transform oneself from an earthly creature into a brightly shining star. However, the ugly nighthawk who had experienced great hardship being despised by fellow birds managed to convert that hardship into enormous energy to fly up to heaven, and in the end could glow as the nighthawk star. A short made by Ryu Kato celebrating Kenji Miyazawa's 80+ years of fairy tales based on the story of the same name. (Source: The World of Kenji Miyazawa)
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8.0
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What 2 viewers settled on.
100%
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Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.00
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σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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↑ 1.00
Running avg · Jun 2015 → Nov 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “A very relatable and thought provoking film. STORY - The story is about a nighthawk who is considered ugly and less talented compared to his siblings humming bird and kingfisher. I will not reveal...”
- 7 “A very interesting short: beautiful art, great use of colours, and fantastic music. The story itself was written between the two World Wars and explores the idea of pacifism, sacrifice, and in a...”
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Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 10′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 10m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2013 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-8602 catalog
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